ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,698, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).

"Composite preform, composite container, composite preform, plastic member, and method for producing composite container" was invented by Takuma Miyawaki (Tokyo) and Yusuke Suga (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composite container which can be given various functions and characteristics; a method for producing such composite container; a preform; and a composite preform. A composite container according to the present invention that includes a container body which is made of a plastic material; and a plastic member disposed on the outer surface of the c...