ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,409,979, issued on Sept. 9, 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 cap closure for a carbonated beverage is disclosed. According to one embodiment, an apparatus includes a cap liner having a circular ring shape. The apparatus further comprises an outer lip and an inner portion of the circular ring shape. The outer lip is wider than the inner portio...