ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,131, issued on May 27, was assigned to PHOENIX CLOSURES INC. (Naperville, Ill.).
"Flow control closure" was invented by Thomas Stoneberg (Buffalo Grove, Ill.) and Ryan Joseph Magee (Buffalo Grove, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flow control closure is provided. The closure having a body member with a base wall, a body skirt, and a spout extending from the base wall away from the body skirt; a lid member with a top wall and a lid skirt, the lid member being movable between an open position and a closed position, the top wall having a seal positioned to engage the spout when the lid member is in the closed position; and a hinge ...