ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,080, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to SILGAN HOLDINGS INC. (Stamford, Conn.).
"Device for portioning and positioning a flowable material, machine comprising the device, and method for producing a container closure" was invented by Helmut Klemm (Braunschweig, Germany) and Ludwig Kramer (Lathen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and devices for sizing and positioning fluid material, machine comprising the device and method for manufacturing a container closure are disclosed. A device for portioning and positioning a flowable sealing material, the device (100) having a flange-like portion (110) and a cylindrical portion (...