ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,313, issued on March 18, was assigned to TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. (Pully, Switzerland).
"Pourable food container with drink spout" was invented by Angelo Sorbara (Rubiera, Italy), Daniele Palladino (Scandiano, Italy) and Maurizio Filippini (Modena, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A container for pourable food comprises an initially sealed body portion for holding the pourable food and a drink spout for drinking from the container. The proximal end of a base portion of the drink spout is permanently attached to the outer surface of the container, and has an opening to receive pourable food from the body of the contain...