ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,409,980, issued on Sept. 9, 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 cap for a container comprises: 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 joining portion where the tamper evident ring is joined to the body, t...