ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,358,694, issued on July 15, was assigned to CSP Technologies Inc. (Auburn, Ala.).

"Bottle screw caps and methods for making and using same" was invented by Jean-Pierre Giraud (Auburn, Ala.), Kasey Myers (Auburn, Ala.) and William Abrams (Auburn, Ala.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A screw cap (14, 502) configured to be removably attachable to a bottle (12) includes a base (40) and an annular skirt (42, 508) extending downwardly therefrom. One or more threads (32) extend radially inwardly from an interior surface of the skirt (42, 508). A retention feature (509) extends radially inwardly from the interior surface of the skirt (42, 508). T...