US Patent Issued to RIEKE on Sept. 9 for "Two piece, T-shaped dispensing tap and method of making same" (Indiana Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,410,051, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to RIEKE LLC (Auburn, Ind.).

"Two piece, T-shaped dispensing tap and method of making same" was invented by Gary Baughman (Clear Lake, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A two piece, molded tap is contemplated. The tap is includes a T-shaped body with a rotatable cap serving as a valve element. Camming means are provided on opposing but concealed faces of the cap to enable the smooth and easy rotation of the cap between open and closed positions while rotating the cap less than one full revolution in comparison to the body which remains fixed to a flexible pouch or container."

The patent was fi...