US Patent Issued to Sonoco Development on Sept. 16 for "Overcap with method and system for making the same" (German Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,415,658, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Sonoco Development Inc. (Hartsville, S.C.).

"Overcap with method and system for making the same" was invented by Felix Kettner (Hockenheim, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A one-piece paper lid and container system using the one-piece paper lid is provided herein. The one-piece paper lid comprises base having a central portion and peripheral portion, and a circumferential bead disposed adjacent the peripheral portion of the base. The circumferential bead is radially extendable between an inward position defining a first inner diameter and an outward position defining a second inner dia...