ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,263,994, issued on April 1, was assigned to Niagara Bottling LLC (Diamond Bar, Calif.).
"Extended thread tamper band evidence" was invented by Jay Clarke Hanan (Ontario, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tamper evidence closure assembly is provided for engaging with a finish of a container for sealing contents within an interior of a container. The assembly includes a finish and a tamper evidence closure configured to threadably engage with the finish. The finish comprises a cylindrical portion of the container that begins at an opening to the interior of the container and extends to and includes a support ledge. Threads are config...