US Patent Issued to Steuben Foods on Nov. 11 for "Cap and two-part plug assembly for a drip-proof spout" (Massachusetts, Florida, New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,614, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Steuben Foods Inc. (Elma, N.Y.).

"Cap and two-part plug assembly for a drip-proof spout" was invented by Dov Glucksman (Mattapoisett, Mass.), Rodney Glenn Wright (Sarasota, Fla.), Marc Drucker (Milton, Mass.) and David T. Stephenson (Buffalo, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A two-part plug assembly is disclosed for a drip-proof spout on an aseptic flexible container for flowable materials. The two-part plug assembly may include a plug and a plug insert, wherein the plug insert may include a flow inhibitor such as a baffle or valve. In a first step, the plug assembly is removably placed in a...