ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,643, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Goglio S.p.A. (Milan).

"Degassing valve for an airtight container and method for making such a valve" was invented by Osvaldo Bosetti (Milan) and Carlo Muccio (Milan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure concerns a method for making a degassing valve for an airtight container. The valve comprises a main body having a central axis and having at least one opening for the passage of a gas and a seat at least partly superimposed on the opening; a covering element inserted in the seat of the main body to open and/or close the opening, a viscous layer arranged between the main body an...