ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,481, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Jabil Inc. (St. Petersburg, Fla.).
"Integrated closure and container" was invented by Ryan P. Davidson (St. Petersburg, Fla.) and Jeffrey C. Minnette (St. Petersburg, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are integrated closures for a container The integrated closure includes a base and a lid connected to the base via a hinge, where the lid and hinge are configured to permit the lid to open towards a center of the integrated closure, and a film. The film including a first portion connected to at least a portion of a bottom surface of the base, a second portion connected to at lea...