Patents by Inventor Donna Carbaugh

Donna Carbaugh has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5085335
    Abstract: A drinking cup defining a cup-shaped base, including an upper terminal end securably mounting a lid thereon, wherein the lid includes a guide bore directed coaxially of the lid and aligned with an axis defined by the cup. A drinking tube is slidably directed through the bore, with the drinking tube including an abutment formed about the tube below the bore. A modification of the invention includes the abutment formed of an upper and lower cup-shaped disk member defining a cavity therebetween, wherein the cavity is arranged to receive a fluid soluble food component therewithin for enhancing flavor of fluid directed through the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1992
    Inventor: Donna Carbaugh