Patents by Inventor Edward J. Steele

Edward J. Steele 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).

  • Beverage cup cover
    Patent number: 4508235
    Abstract: A hemispherically shaped cover is provided for a beverage cup and includes a top opening smaller than the normal opening of the cup itself. Beverage can be received through this top opening to fill the cup, the cover itself inhibiting spilling of the beverage over the upper rim of the cup. The same top opening is also used to receive a straw and permit a person to drink the beverage without having to remove the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1985
    Assignee: Runglin Co. Inc.
    Inventors: Edward J. Steele, Rodney N. Sexton