ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,246,893, issued on March 11, was assigned to SBH Inc. (Saint Louis, Mo.).
"Closure for a beverage can lid" was invented by Steven S. Schuver (St. Louis).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A closure for a beverage can lid has a body having a back end, a front end, a front panel portion, a rear panel portion, and a step down section between the front panel portion and the rear panel portion, a left edge, and a right edge, the back end having a track portion, the front end having a left ear section having a left front edge, a central rounded recess, and a right ear section having a right front edge."
The patent was filed on Aug. 22, 2023, unde...