ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,391,439, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to AptarGroup Inc. (Crystal Lake, Ill.).
"Dispensing closure with tamper evidence features" was invented by John Wisniewski (Wauwatosa, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dispensing closure (40) with non-frangible tamper evidence features includes a body (54) having a locking pin (68) with an initial configuration and a locking configuration moved relative to the initial configuration when engaged by a portion of a container (44) or a spout (60). The closure (40) includes a lid (56) connected to the body (54) and is movable between an initially closed position, an open position, and a subsequen...