ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,415,656, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to SACMI COOPERATIVA MECCANICI IMOLA SOCIETA' COOPERATIVA (Imola, Italy).
"Cap for a container" was invented by Zeno Zuffa (Borgo Tossignano, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for making a cap for a container, comprising a step of forming in which the following are: a body, configured to be coupled and uncoupled relative to the neck of the container and including a side wall, which extends around a longitudinal axis, and a transverse wall; a tamper evident ring, configured to remain anchored to the neck of the container even when the body is uncoupled from the neck and including a jo...