US Patent Issued to Greif International Holding on Nov. 11 for "All-plastic pouring spout and closure assembly" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,617, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Greif International Holding BV (Amstelveen, Netherlands).

"All-plastic pouring spout and closure assembly" was invented by Dale Taylor (Delaware, Ohio) and Pedro Miguel De Oliveira (Delaware, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A securing ring is snap-fittingly engageable over and around an annular mounting flange of a foldable pouring spout in a container closure assembly, with a frangible connection between the securing ring and a spout closure member (e.g. a screw cap) intact. The assembled closure assembly is snap-fittingly engageable over and around a container neck which is received in a ...