ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,343,491, issued on July 1, was assigned to Elanco Animal Health GmbH (Monheim am Rhein, Germany).
"Tube with application tip" was invented by Joerg Habig (Cologne, Germany) and Wilfried Hinxlage (Dinklage, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a tube with an application tip for liquid or pasty material, in particular pharmaceutical. The tube has a tube body with an end which can be closed or has already been closed and with an outlet end. The outlet end of the tube has a tube neck with an outlet opening. Furthermore, the tube according to the invention has an application tip which is elongated in the longitudinal...