ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,365,510, issued on July 22, was assigned to TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. (Pully, Switzerland).
"Spout for a container and package-spout assembly" was invented by Angelo Sorbara (Rubiera, Italy), Rocco De Paola (Modena, Italy), Franco Cani (Asti, Italy), Tiziano Viani (Bibbiano, Italy), Martina Linguiti (Soliera Modena, Italy) and Luca Gori (Bologna, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spout for a container filled with a pourable product. The spout comprises at least a collar having a pouring outlet configured to allow an out-pouring of the pourable product and a lid assembly having a coupling ring rotatably arranged around the ...