Patents by Inventor Daniel J. Zuares

Daniel J. Zuares 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).

  • Drinking cup lid having recessed opening and sealing plug
    Patent number: 8807371
    Abstract: A drinking cup lid for attachment to a disposable drinking cup, the lid having a surface with a drinking hole opening, a peripheral wall for engaging and removably sealing the lid to the drinking cup, and a plug disposed outside the peripheral wall connected to the peripheral wall by a pair of flexible support arms, the plug engaging the drinking hole opening in a friction fit relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Inventors: Daniel J. Zuares, Robert M. Schwartz, Tony Licari
  • Drinking Cup Lid Having a Sealing Plug Attached With Two Arms
    Publication number: 20120312827
    Abstract: A unitary splash-proof beverage lid for engagement with a cup rim having a well with a drinking hole, a plug, optionally with a drinking hole, whereby said plug is rotatably connected by a pair of support arms to the lid in a friction fit relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventors: Daniel J. Zuares, Robert M. Schwartz, Tony Licari
  • Drinking cup lid having a plug attached with two arms
    Patent number: 8235236
    Abstract: A cup lid for attachment to a disposable drinking cup having a center portion with an opening therein, a peripheral edge surrounding the center portion for engaging the drinking cup, a plug disposed outside the peripheral edge of the cup lid and connected to the peripheral edge of the cup by two flexible support arms for allowing the plug to be repositioned at the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Inventors: Daniel J. Zuares, Robert M. Schwartz, Tony Licari
  • Drinking Cup Lid Having A Plug
    Publication number: 20110226769
    Abstract: A unitary splash-proof beverage lid for engagement with a cup rim having a well with a drinking hole, a plug, optionally with a drinking hole, whereby said plug is rotatably connected by a pair of support arms to the lid in a friction fit relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventors: Daniel J. Zuares, Robert M. Schwartz, Tony Licari
  • Drinking cup lid having a plug
    Patent number: 7954659
    Abstract: A unitary splash-proof beverage lid for engagement with a cup rim having a well with a drinking hole, a plug, optionally with a drinking hole, whereby said plug is rotatably connected by a pair of support arms to the lid in a friction fit relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Inventors: Daniel J. Zuares, Robert M. Schwartz, Tony Licari
  • UNITARY SPLASH-PROOF BEVERAGE LID
    Publication number: 20080073346
    Abstract: A unitary splash-proof beverage lid for engagement with a cup rim having a well with a drinking hole, a plug, optionally with a drinking hole, whereby said plug is rotatably connected by a pair of support arms to the lid in a friction fit relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Inventors: Daniel J. Zuares, Robert M. Schwartz, Tony Licari