Compostable cup

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Description

FIG. 1 is a lower perspective view of a compostable cup, showing our new design.

FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the compostable cup of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the compostable cup of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the compostable cup of FIG. 1.

The broken lines in the drawings depict portions of the compostable cup that form no part of the claimed design. The short-dash long-dash broken lines depict the boundary of the claim and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a compostable cup, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1122033
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 2, 2025
Date of Patent: Apr 14, 2026
Assignee: f'Real! Foods, LLC (Emeryville, CA)
Inventors: Steven Thomas Connell (Oakland, CA), Andy Tim Mah (Oakland, CA), Timothy Eugene Ault (Mesa, AZ), William Thomas Greer (Sebastopol, CA)
Primary Examiner: Catherine S Posthauer
Assistant Examiner: Yen Le Southwood
Application Number: 30/021,050
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/413; D7/531