ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,365,523, issued on July 22, was assigned to KAZ EUROPE SARL (Bussigny, Switzerland).

"Seal arrangement for a container closure" was invented by Conor McNamara (Montclair, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A container closure includes a base member, a cover member and a gasket. The base member is configured for attachment to an associated liquid container and includes abase wall having drinking and venting openings. The cover member is removably connected to the base member and includes a cover wall having drinking and venting apertures in selective registry with the respective drinking and venting openings. The gasket is interposed bet...