ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,286,278, issued on April 29, was assigned to MAM BABY AG (Wollerau, Switzerland).

"Container assembly" was invented by Robin Drummond Jagger (Bayswater Wa, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a lid for releasable attachment to a container for containment of fluid, the container having an opening defined by a first rim, the lid comprising a body having a second rim adapted for abutment onto the first rim, and a flange comprising a body having an outer periphery for abutment to an inner surface of the container, wherein the body of the flange is adapted to permit fluid flow through the flange to exit the contai...