ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,338,060, issued on June 24, was assigned to XL Beteiligungen GmbH & Co. KG (Tannhausen, Germany).
"Large container and method for producing a large container" was invented by Manuel Lipp (Ellwangen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of a large container may include a container base and a circumferential container wall. An upper end of the wall is closed by a container cover in the form of a metal disc. An annular, circumferential support element is secured at an upper end region of the wall. The disc spans the upper open end of the container wall. A lower side of the disc is welded to the support element and/or to the up...