US Patent Issued to Selig Grand Rapids on Dec. 2 for "Disrupted closures for containers and methods of manufacture" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,086, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Selig Grand Rapids LLC (Grand Rapids, Mich.).

"Disrupted closures for containers and methods of manufacture" was invented by Stephen Bernard Kleyn (Hudsonville, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disrupted closures are described herein which can provide for consistent flow paths for gas transfer from a container. The closures include a sealing member extending on the inside of the closure to contact a vented liner and/or the rim of a container. The sealing member includes a sealing portion and one or more disruptions in the sealing portion to provide gas pathways to the ambient atmosphere."

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