ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,469, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Niagara Bottling LLC (Diamond Bar, Calif.).
"Swirl bell bottle with wavy ribs" was invented by Jay Clarke Hanan (Glendora, Calif.), Naser Hossain (Aliso Viejo, Calif.), Ahmed Tasnub Takaddus (Riverside, Calif.) and Mohammad Adom Safiullah (Chino Hills, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus is provided for a container comprising a base, a bell, a sidewall between the base and the bell, a neck and a finish which define an opening to an interior of the container, and a shoulder between the sidewall and the bell. Strap ribs extend from a central portion of the base and terminate at the...