ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,297,027, issued on May 13, was assigned to Envases USA Inc. (Amherst, N.H.).
"Base of a plastic container" was invented by Matt Dauzvardis (Manhattan, Ill.) and Andrea Delgado Hernandez (Manchester, N.H.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A plastic container has a base portion adapted for vacuum absorption, the container including a base and a body extending up from the base along a central axis to a finish portion defining a mouth. The base includes an outside wall, a chime connecting the outside wall to an annular contact ring, an inside wall extending upward from the contact ring to a hinge, and a diaphragm connected to the hinge. The dia...