ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,286,276, issued on April 29, was assigned to S. C. JOHNSON & SON INC. (Racine, Wis.).

"Closure system for pouch or container" was invented by Stacey M. DeCarlo (Bay City, Mich.), Jeramy M. Dubay (Hope, Mich.), Brian Dais (Freeland, Mich.), Therdsak Chalermwattananon (Bangbor, Thailand) and Jose Porchia (Saginaw, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A container or pouch made entirely from an elastomer includes a body having a front wall and a rear wall that is connected to the front wall along a peripheral edge, and a closure system that includes a front side having a front sealing profile that includes a male closure element that extends ...