ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,434,255, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Silgan Dispensing Systems Le Treport (Le Treport, France).

"Methods of making a fastening system for a distribution member on a threaded neck of a reservoir" was invented by Thomas Pruvost (Saint Quentin la Motte, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fastening system for fastening a distribution member, such as a pump, on a neck of a reservoir to form a distributor for a fluid product includes a fastening ring and a rigid collar, the ring including a skirt intended to be engaged around the neck. The skirt includes articulated fastening tabs angled outwards with respect to a central axis X of t...