US Patent Issued to Smart Caps Group on May 13 for "Fluid dispensing closure device for a fluid container" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,297,015, issued on May 13, was assigned to Smart Caps Group Inc. (Calgary, Canada).

"Fluid dispensing closure device for a fluid container" was invented by Kristopher Willett (Calgary, Canada) and Garner Meszaros (Calgary, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluid dispensing closure device for a bottle has an outer member with a collar portion sized to thread externally onto the neck and an inner sleeve disposed within the collar portion to be received within the opening in the neck of the bottle, and an annular surface extending radially between a top end of the inner sleeve and the collar portion to seal against the top of the neck...