ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,058, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to AMCOR RIGID PACKAGING USA LLC (Manchester, Mich.).
"Vertical displacement container base" was invented by Michael T. Lane (Brooklyn, Mich.) and James Stelzer (South Lyon, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A container including an opening defined by a finish portion. A base is at an end of the container opposite to the opening. The base includes a deep base ring between a standing surface and a truncated cone at a center of the base. The truncated cone is mechanically movable a displacement distance from an as-blown position to a displaced position subsequent to hot-filling and capping of the c...