ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,077, issued on July 15, was assigned to Fidlock GmbH (Hannover, Germany).

"Drink bladder with magnetic closure device" was invented by Philip Naftali (Hod Hasharon, Israel), Izik Moalem (Hod Hasharon, Israel), Breido Botkus (Hannover, Germany), Joachim Fiedler (Hannover, Germany), Holger Knorr (Barsinghausen, Germany), Timo Severain (Melsungen, Germany), Joschan Aderhold (Hannover, Germany) and Friedemann Richter (Hannover, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a drinking bladder, including a hollow body for receiving a liquid, which includes a closure device with a closure compound. The closure compound can be adjusted ...