US Patent Issued to Niagara Bottling on March 11 for "Container preform with threaded tamper evidence finish" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,246,885, issued on March 11, was assigned to Niagara Bottling LLC (Diamond Bar, Calif.).

"Container preform with threaded tamper evidence finish" was invented by Jay Clarke Hanan (Glendora, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A preform for being blow-molded to form a container is provided herein. The preform comprises a finish portion that includes an opening to an interior of the preform and includes a tamper evidence ledge. The tamper evidence ledge cooperates with a tamper-evident ring portion of a cap to indicate that the cap has not been previously loosened after being installed by the manufacturer. A neck portion is disposed adj...