ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,325,619, issued on June 10, was assigned to Conopco Inc. (Hoboken, N.J.).
"Adapter" was invented by Gregory Lalier (Brookfield, Conn.) and Slavica Cesare (Trumbull, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adapter which is readily applied to connect a dispensing container to a refill container. The adapter and one or more of the containers are structured so that the adapter can be readily and securely snapped onto the container and then easily rotated off without application of undue force by a consumer. The adapter features a snap on pipe having one or more retaining recesses and guidance recesses."
The patent was filed on July 14, 2021...