ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,377,630, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Selig Sealing Products Inc. (Forrest, Ill.).

"Dispensing liner" was invented by Robert William Thorstensen-Woll (Barrie, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various systems are provided herein for sealing and dispensing the contents of containers. The systems can include openings that may be movable relative to one another between sealed positions and dispensing positions."

The patent was filed on May 14, 2021, under Application No. 17/924,172.

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