US Patent Issued to Niagara Bottling on May 20 for "Threaded tamper evidence finish and closure for container" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,698, issued on May 20, was assigned to Niagara Bottling LLC (Diamond Bar, Calif.).

"Threaded tamper evidence finish and closure for container" was invented by Jay Clarke Hanan (Glendora, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tamper evidence closure is provided for rotatably engaging with a finish of a container to seal contents within the interior of the container. A multiplicity of thin connections attach a tamper evidence band to a circumference of the tamper evidence closure. A segmented cam extends around the circumference of the tamper evidence band. An angled lower surface of the cam facilitates passing the tamper evidence ba...