ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,338,027, issued on June 24, was assigned to STASHER INC..

"Elastomeric container with integrated leak resistant seal and pressure shield" was invented by Paul Maguire (Goochland, Va.), Katousha Ghaemi Nouri (Emeryville, Calif.), Angelo Carpinelli (Emeryville, Calif.) and Bryan Kin Fo Au (Hong Kong).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A container is made of an elastomer such as silicone with a leak resistant seal and pressure shield. The seal includes the elastomer and is configured to open and close the elastomeric container. The seal includes bottom and top press-fit elements, a bottom pressure shield is disposed between the bottom press-fit ...