ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,240,661, issued on March 4, was assigned to Wai Shing Leung (Hong Kong).

"Gasket body, detachable sealing cover and container" was invented by Wai Shing Leung (Shatin, Hong Kong) and Wai Man Leung (Kowloon, Hong Kong).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gasket body, a detachable sealing cover and a container, include a body, a sealing element and a magnet. The body includes a main plane and a peripheral wall located on the periphery of the main plane. The sealing element is connected to the periphery of the peripheral wall. The main plane is provided with a mounting blind hole, which has an opening facing inward. The magnet is mounted into t...