ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,554, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS Co. LTD. (Otsu, Japan).

"Pharmaceutical container, method for manufacturing pharmaceutical container, and coating agent" was invented by Miki Kimura (Otsu, Japan) and Toru Shiragami (Otsu, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pharmaceutical container of the present invention is a pharmaceutical container including at least a container and a coating layer, and is characterized that the coating layer is coated on at least an inner surface of the container and the coating layer contains a silicone-based resin."

The patent was filed on March 8, 2021, under Application No. 1...