ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,493, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Tekni-Plex Inc. (Wayne, Pa.).
"Induction heat-seal closure liner with restricted product orifice" was invented by Munish Shah (Sylvania, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An induction heat-sealed closure liner assembly having a restricted product orifice that is smaller than the mouth of the container to which the assembly is attached, to allow restricted dispensing of product through the orifice. The closure assembly is designed for storing and dispensing a product, such as a solid, liquid or paste product, and includes primary and secondary liner components that are positionable within a ...