ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,404,078, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to G3 Enterprises Inc. (Modesto, Calif.).
"System and method for implementing cap closure for carbonated and oxygen sensitive beverages" was invented by Miriam Torrison (Modesto, Calif.), John Cunningham (Tracy, Calif.) and Scott DeJong (Ripon, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for implementing a cap closure for a carbonated beverage is disclosed. According to one embodiment, an apparatus includes a cap liner having an outer lip and an inner portion. The cap liner is symmetric about a central plane of the inner portion. The outer lip includes an outer nub extending radially...