Having Aperture Patents (Class 220/713)
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Patent number: 11794943Abstract: A tray container includes a paper-based material having a number of sides extending from a container bottom. Each side has a proximal end that is contiguous with the container bottom and a distal end that is configured to fold into a bonding surface and a reinforced portion. The bonding surface and the reinforced portion each include two layers of the container material. The tray container has a perimeter bonding surface that includes each bonding surface of the container sides. A support ring is attached to the perimeter bonding surface, defining a cover bonding surface to which a film or mesh cover may be bonded.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2022Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Inventor: Alonso Garcia Sanchez
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Patent number: 11358757Abstract: The current invention relates to a lid for a cup which protects the contents of the cup and the drinking hole from contaminants. In some embodiments the lid for a cup includes a base and a cover connected to the base which rotates around the base. In this way the cover protects the drinking hole when closed, but can rotate open to allow the user to access the drinking hole and the contents of the cup. In some embodiments the cover is further equipped with a stopper which fits into the drinking hole and helps secure the cover in a closed position. In other embodiments the base is further equipped with a ramp leading up to the drinking hole which guides the cover to the drinking hole and locks the stopper within the hole. In other embodiments a protective layer is provided over the base which is removed before use.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2019Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Inventor: Dennis Bitzaya
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Patent number: 11299319Abstract: The present invention relates to a top lid for beverage cans, with an opener built into a hygienic cover. The hygienic cover is designed to cover the area around the opening part defined in the top lid, thereby protecting the contact portion of the lip of the top lid from atmospheric impurities and keeping the can clean during storage. The hygienic cover also has an opening system that presses on the opening part of the lid and breaks the part along the recessed seam when the cover is levered. The opening system has a reinforcement notch that improves the rigidity of the opening system, such that the opening system reliably breaks the opening part of the lid without failure, even if a high pressure is acting on the inner surface of the opening part. The configuration and arrangement of the notch in the opening system can be changed freely according to the design conditions of the can, or the internal pressure acting on the opening part and the size of the can.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2018Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: INVNOBELS.A.S.Inventors: Victor Martin Bayona Salazar, Rafael Ricardo Molano Camacho
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Patent number: 11246325Abstract: A coffee beverage having, regardless of a liquid temperature of the beverage, reduced bitterness and little aftertaste is provided. The content of guaiacol and the content of furfuryl methyl sulfide in the beverage are adjusted to specific ranges.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2018Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITEDInventors: Taro Yano, Ryosuke Sugino, Daigo Ibusuki, Chihiro Iwasa, Nobuhiro Ito
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Patent number: 10906707Abstract: A disposable lid for containers with beverages, especially hot beverages, such as coffee and tea. The disposable lid has an open part where a compartment is created, enabling a person to drink directly from the top of the container, and where the compartment is limited by a floor. One embodiment includes an integrated filter with narrow slits to hinder particles, such as coffee grains or tea leaves from entering the mouth of the consumer of the beverage. Another embodiment includes an arrangement to slow down the beverage flow entering the drinking compartment, and optionally includes a cooling surface for the beverage. The lid may be provided with an auxiliary lid to be attached to reduce the spilling risk to a minimum.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2018Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: Unicup Scandinavia ABInventors: Håkan Johan Löfholm, Lars Bendix
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Patent number: 10869567Abstract: A removable lid for a drinking cup is described. The removable lid has a top side with an ellipsoidal recession having a bottom opening. A baffle wall extends from the perimeter of the bottom opening, and is configured to prevent a beverage from passing through the bottom opening upon sudden movement of the beverage. The ellipsoidal recession may be designed so that a hot beverage being consumed through the removable lid is exposed to more outside air for cooling purposes. The same ellipsoidal recession may be designed to funnel added ingredients into a beverage. The removable lid may have a stirrer opening so that stirrers may be inserted and taken out without lid removal. For additional strength, the surface of the removable lid may be textured to increase its moment of inertia. The bottom opening of the removable lid may be closed using a fitted blocking plug.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2019Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Inventors: Ahmed Thaher Althaher, Abdullah Abdulelah Alkharboush
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Patent number: 10863841Abstract: A removable lid for a drinking cup is described. The removable lid has a top side with an ellipsoidal recession having a bottom opening. A baffle wall extends from the perimeter of the bottom opening, and is configured to prevent a beverage from passing through the bottom opening upon sudden movement of the beverage. The ellipsoidal recession may be designed so that a hot beverage being consumed through the removable lid is exposed to more outside air for cooling purposes. The same ellipsoidal recession may be designed to funnel added ingredients into a beverage. The removable lid may have a stirrer opening so that stirrers may be inserted and taken out without lid removal. For additional strength, the surface of the removable lid may be textured to increase its moment of inertia. The bottom opening of the removable lid may be closed using a fitted blocking plug.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2019Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Inventors: Ahmed Thaher Althaher, Abdullah Abdulelah Alkharboush
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Patent number: 10856682Abstract: A lid for a beverage container can include a cover member configured to releasably engage the opening of a beverage container. The cover member can include an aroma aperture defined through a portion thereof, the aroma aperture sized and shaped to receive the nose of a user when the lid is engaged with the opening of the beverage container and the user drinks a beverage contained in the beverage container through the lid.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2019Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Inventor: Marie Green
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Patent number: 10815037Abstract: A lid for a container is described. The lid has a basin that is designed to enhance the user's olfactory experience when drinking a beverage from the container and lid. As the user tilts the container and lid to take a drink, the beverage pours through an opening on the basin valley and flows across a sipping surface area to the user's mouth, thus allowing the beverage to aerate, evaporate, and cool. The basin is sized and dimensioned to channel and concentrate the vapor rising from the beverage towards the user's nose as the user sips the beverage. The basin and the opening are sized and dimensioned to provide a comfortable and secure feeling when drinking hot beverages. In this manner, the lid enhances the drinker's olfactory experience and provides better controllability of the flow of a hot beverage to prevent burn injuries.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2015Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: Harl-Bella Holdings, LLCInventor: Samuel Lincoln Brannock
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Patent number: 10791858Abstract: A multifunction drinking assembly includes a primary container having a bottom wall and a continuous upstanding side wall, the side wall defining an open top and defining an interior area. An inner surface of the side wall includes a threaded section displaced from the upper rim and includes an upper ledge. The side wall has a lower ledge upwardly displaced from the bottom wall. A primary lid includes an upper portion having a rim and a top wall extending across the continuous rim, the primary lid having outer threads removably coupled to the threaded section of the side wall. The multifunction drinking assembly includes a coozie lid for securing either a can or bottle, a shaker lid for making mixed drinks, and an infuser assembly and steeper basket for holding loose leaf teas and fruit.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2018Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Inventor: Patrick L. Robertson
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Patent number: 10729262Abstract: A beverage container lid. The lid provides a drink outlet that allows liquid to fill a drink well base, from which a consumer may sip a beverage similar to using a cup or mug. The lid provides a natural drinking experience. The base is sized and shaped to sealingly engage the opening of the beverage container. A hollow raised lip portion is provided, with an exterior portion extending upwardly. An outer lip portion is provided having an interior portion sloping downwardly and inwardly. The drink well base may slope upwardly from a peripheral side.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2017Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: VAPORPATH, INC.Inventor: Douglas H Fleming
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Patent number: 10723522Abstract: A lid has a generally planar top with a front and a rear and sides there between. The planar top is circular with a center. The planar top includes a well section. Walls bound the well section. The walls extend upwardly from a location between the front and the center of the planar top. The walls have a thickness greater than all other regions of the lid. A drink hole is formed in the well section.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2019Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Inventor: Roman Staczek
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Patent number: 10583966Abstract: A lid for a beverage container is provided. The lid comprises a top side (3), an underside (5) and a flange portion (7) for connecting the lid to the container. The lid further comprises at least one drinking aperture (17) which permits liquid to pass through the lid, and at least one baffle (19) which is attached to a perimeter of the at least one drinking aperture and extends downwards from the underside of the lid so as to prevent liquid flow through the aperture from one or more flow directions.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2016Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Inventor: Craig Sloan
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Patent number: 10500137Abstract: A vent valve, and a vent valve assembly, for a liquid dispensing container, employ a vent disc having small open vent holes in cooperation with an overlying thin flexible flap that covers and closes the vent holes to limit liquid pressure on the holes when the container is upright, yet require little suction pressure to move the flap to draw liquid or vent through the holes. The vent valve can be used in a bottom cap that is attachable to the bottom open end of the container. The vent valve assembly includes such a bottom cap, a sealing member for sealing the bottom cap to the container, and a vent valve. The vent valve and/or bottom cap have an elevated vent disc and a top portion having the thin flexible flap.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2013Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE BRANDS, LLCInventor: Charles Renz
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Patent number: 10405680Abstract: A lid for a drinking cup enables drinking while inhibiting splashing and spilling. The lid features a drinking spout having an outer wall, an inner wall and a top wall. A dispensing well formed in the spout includes a bottom wall, two end walls, and at least two opposed sidewall openings. Nearly all vertical beverage splashes impinge upon the underside of the bottom wall, while the opposed openings allow splashes entering the dispensing well to be drained through the opposite opening. A plurality of vent holes can be provided to allow air to enter the cup as beverage is consumed. Vent holes near the dispensing well can be blocked during drinking, when the cup is full and the beverage is hot, but unblocked as the beverage cools and is consumed. Interior baffle walls around the dispensing well can inhibit swirling or laterally-splashing beverage from entering the dispensing well.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2016Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Waddington North America, Inc.Inventor: Ashish K. Mithal
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Patent number: 10351318Abstract: A lid for a container is described. The lid has a basin that is designed to enhance the user's olfactory experience when drinking a beverage from the container and lid. As the user tilts the container and lid to take a drink, the beverage pours through an opening on the basin valley and flows across a sipping surface area to the user's mouth, thus allowing the beverage to aerate, evaporate, and cool. The basin is sized and dimensioned to channel and concentrate the vapor rising from the beverage towards the user's nose as the user sips the beverage. The basin and the opening are sized and dimensioned to provide a comfortable and secure feeling when drinking hot beverages. In this manner, the lid enhances the drinker's olfactory experience and provides better controllability of the flow of a hot beverage to prevent burn injuries.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2015Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: Harl-Bella Holdings, LLCInventor: Samuel Lincoln Brannock
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Patent number: 10264902Abstract: A removable lid for a drinking cup is described. The removable lid has a top side with an ellipsoidal recession having a bottom opening. A baffle wall extends from the perimeter of the bottom opening, and is configured to prevent a beverage from passing through the bottom opening upon sudden movement of the beverage. The ellipsoidal recession may be designed so that a hot beverage being consumed through the removable lid is exposed to more outside air for cooling purposes. The same ellipsoidal recession may be designed to funnel added ingredients into a beverage. The removable lid may have a stirrer opening so that stirrers may be inserted and taken out without lid removal. For additional strength, the surface of the removable lid may be textured to increase its moment of inertia. The bottom opening of the removable lid may be closed using a fitted blocking plug.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2017Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Inventors: Ahmed Thaher Althaher, Abdullah Abdulelah Alkharboush
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Patent number: 10023369Abstract: An attachment (1) for a liquid container with a container outlet, wherein the liquid container is surrounded by a container wall and is intended to receive a first liquid, wherein the attachment (1) has a bearing surface (2), which defines a bearing plane (A), for bearing in a sealing manner against the liquid container a reservoir (4) for a second liquid, a channel (6), which connects the container outlet to an outlet (10) of the attachment (1) and a passage (44), which connects the reservoir (4) to the channel (6), wherein the attachment (1) is equipped with a clamping lever (14), which extends in a use position through the bearing plane (A) and the container outlet and which has a pressing surface (32) facing the inner side of the liquid container in the use position.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2013Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Inventor: Harald Ruhnau
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Patent number: 9930981Abstract: A cup lid for use with a drinking cup containing a liquid, the cup having a base and a sidewall extending upwardly from the base, the sidewall including an inner surface, a top end, and a rim extending along the circumference of the top end. A first part lying in a first plane and having a top surface. Means on said first part for releasably mounting said first part to the top end of the cup to form a substantially liquid tight seal between the cup lid and the cup. A second part depends radially outwardly from said first part and lies in a second plane. A longitudinal axis and a distal end on said second part. Means on the second part for movement relative to said first part. Compartment means is formed between the inner surface of the cup and the second part for allowing liquid in the cup to flow into the compartment and out of the compartment.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2013Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Inventors: David C Wheeler, Jeffrey M Morris
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Patent number: 9795088Abstract: A self-supporting composite material is made with a shape conforming to the shape of an enclosure within which the composite material is incubated and molded. In on embodiment, a lid with at least one extrusion is placed over the enclosure to form a void in the final product corresponding to the extrusion. In another embodiment, a tool with extruded features is pressed into a face of the product in the enclosure to mold features into the finished product.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2013Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: Ecovative Design LLCInventors: Eben Bayer, Gavin McIntyre, Burt L. Swersey
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Patent number: 9642483Abstract: A beverage container lid. The lid provides a drink outlet that allows liquid to fill a drink well base, from which a consumer may sip a beverage similar to using a cup or mug. The lid provides a natural drinking experience. The base is sized and shaped to sealingly engage the opening of the beverage container. A hollow raised lip portion is provided, with an exterior portion extending upwardly. An outer lip portion is provided having an interior portion sloping downwardly and inwardly. The drink well base may slope upwardly from a peripheral side.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2015Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Inventor: Douglas H. Fleming
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Patent number: 9394087Abstract: A fluid flow control device having plurality of flexible fluid flow control elements disposed in spaced apart relation about the periphery of a solid body which insertably secured in a container provides a plurality of apertures in spaced apart relation about the periphery of the solid body which control the flow rate of an amount of fluid from the container.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2012Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: Lids2Go Holdings Inc.Inventors: Shandley K. Phillips, Allyson L. Phillips
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Patent number: 9340333Abstract: Lids with nose accommodations configured to reduce the need for a consumer to tilt his or her head during consumption of a beverage. In one aspect, a lid assembly includes a pivotable flap that pivots relative to a lid (and beverage container) as the container is tilted toward the beverage consumer. The configuration of the lid is such that it creates a clearance for a consumer's nose, thus enabling the container to be tilted back further without impacting the consumer's nose. In another configuration, the pivotable flap is biased toward a closed position, but is easily displaced by the consumer's nose. In another lid configuration, a cavity is formed toward a rear portion and the lid is sized and shaped to accommodate a consumer's nose.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2013Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Inventor: B. Robert Polt
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Patent number: 9113733Abstract: A ventilation cup lid includes a lid, a sealing portion to mount the lid onto a cup and an orifice sealing member located on the lid. The lid has a drinking orifice, a severed coupling portion extended from the lid to the drinking orifice, and a wedge notch. The orifice sealing member includes a cover sheet, a protrusive latch portion located at one side of the cover sheet remote from the cup, and a bent connecting section to bridge the cover sheet and lid. The cover sheet and lid are interposed by a ventilation gap. The severed coupling portion strides the ventilation gap to connect to the cover sheet. The ventilation gap forms an exit to release thermal pressure and enhance heat dissipation efficacy. The force applied by users to push the protrusive latch portion to open the cover sheet and expose the drinking orifice also is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2013Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: Yi Shen Plastic Corp.Inventor: Yen-Sheng Wu
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Patent number: 9045262Abstract: Describe are food packages having features such as multiple containers in a single package; the packages can contain multiple food products including (for example) cereal and milk, for consumption together in a convenient manner.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2009Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: General Mills, Inc.Inventor: Robert A. Zoss
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Publication number: 20150144646Abstract: A hot beverage lid construction is used in combination with a hot beverage container for enhancing the safety of the outfitted beverage container and for selectively cooling the beverage prior to consumption and preventing spillage. The lid construction includes an inner container wall-engaging, lid-to-wall locking structure. The lid construction is outfitted upon a beverage container such that the inner container wall-engaging, lid-to-wall locking structure engages and effectively locks the lid construction to inner container wall surfacing of the beverage container. The lid construction, being outfitted upon the beverage container, defines a lower beverage-receiving compartment and at least one upper beverage flow channel. Each beverage flow channel effectively functions to receive heat from channel-received beverage before the channel-received beverage exits the primary beverage outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2014Publication date: May 28, 2015Inventor: Pavel Savenok
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Patent number: 9027784Abstract: Beverage container lid with a container side and a consumer side, wherein the lid has a fastening portion running about a lid axis in a circumferential direction, which fastening portion defines a reference plane, wherein the lid has a drinking opening, wherein the lid has a lid face inclined with respect to the reference plane in such a way that, at least in a diametric strip, which contains the drinking opening, of the lid face, a nose tip receiving region of the lid face diametrically opposing the drinking opening is set back axially with respect to the drinking opening in the direction of the container side, the drinking opening and a tab being dimensioned and arranged in such a way that the nose tip region, even when the drinking opening is opened in accordance with intended use, remains uncovered by the tab on the consumer side.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2014Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Huhtamaki OyjInventor: Stephen Knipe
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Publication number: 20150108149Abstract: A cup for persons with tremors, or other difficulty holding the cup steady, has a lid with an opening from which to drink, to prevent spilling or splashing. The lid is removably attached by a strap or band to the neck or rim of the associated cup. The cup, lid, and strap are all formed of a durable, food-grade plastic material. The strap has a ring that fits over the neck of the cup and can be rotated on and off. This arrangement allows the cup and lid to remain attached through a wash cycle and during storage.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2014Publication date: April 23, 2015Inventor: Janet Baker
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Publication number: 20150090730Abstract: An insert construction or formation is attachable to a basic lid construction for outfitting a hot beverage or liquid container assembly for enabling a user to enhance heat transfer from a relatively hot assembly-contained beverage or liquid prior to consumption. The insert construction or formation provides a damming structure located in adjacency to the primary liquid outlet of the basic lid construction for selectively transferring liquid intermediate a liquid-containing compartment and at least one beverage-cooling channel made part of the damming structure. Each beverage-cooling channel or formation directs liquid therethrough and transfers heat therefrom before the liquid exits the primary liquid outlet. The primary dam structure or insert construction thereby enables the user to redirect liquid movement via the basic lid construction for delaying liquid delivery via the primary beverage outlet and transferring heat therefrom prior to liquid consumption.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2014Publication date: April 2, 2015Inventor: Pavel Savenok
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Patent number: 8967414Abstract: A drinking mug includes a lid affixed at the mouth of the mug. The lid includes fluid openings between a bottom portion of the lid and sidewalls of the lid about the circumference of the lid to permit drinking from any position along the circumference. The lid has a gasket that seals the mug closed when the lid is threaded to a closed position. When the lid is partially unscrewed, the gasket opens, permitting liquid to be consumed from the beverage container through the fluid openings in the lid. The lid includes a ramp-shaped cam and the mug includes a pivotable latch that engages the cam that prevents the lid from being unscrewed from the mug. The latch has a push button that releases the latch from the cam to permit removal of the lid.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2013Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Thermos L.L.C.Inventor: Marvin Lane
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Patent number: 8950623Abstract: A drink-through lid for a beverage container. The lid provides a drink outlet that allows liquid to fill a drink well base, from which a consumer may sip a beverage similar to using a cup or mug. The base is sized and shaped to sealingly engage the opening of the beverage container. A hollow raised lip portion is provided, and it has an exterior portion extending upwardly from the base. An outer lip portion is provided, with interior portion sloping downwardly and inwardly. A drink well base may have a sloped floor extending upwardly from a peripheral side along the lower end portions. At least one drink outlet is provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2013Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Vaporpath, Inc.Inventor: Douglas H. Fleming
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Publication number: 20150014322Abstract: Provided is a cup lid including: a cover portion that covers an upper opened portion of a cup; a coupling portion that is formed at edges of the cover portion and is coupled to the upper opened portion of the cup; a beverage guide portion that is formed between the cover portion and the coupling portion, is elevated to have a predetermined height, provides a cooling space of a beverage and guides the beverage to a user's mouth; and beverage discharge portions that are formed at the cover portion and the beverage guide portion, discharge the beverage in the cup to be accommodated in the cooling space or cause all of the beverage that remains in the cup to be discharged to a portion that faces the cooling space.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2013Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventor: Sung-Il Kim
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Patent number: 8925760Abstract: A sip cup for persons with a swallowing disorder has a sip lid with sip spout, and the lid is removably attached by a strap or band to the neck or rim of the associated cup. The cup, lid, and strap are all formed of a durable, food-grade plastic material. The strap has a ring that fits over the neck of the cup and can be rotated on and off. This arrangement allows the cup and lid to remain attached through a wash cycle and during storage.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2013Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Inventor: Janet Baker
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Patent number: 8919592Abstract: Cup lid with integrated container(s) that couples with the top of a cup. The cup and cup lid form at least two containment volumes, Embodiments enable easy containment, inclusion of fresh food, transportation and access of solid or liquid in the container and cup without disengagement of the cup lid from the cup. Contents of the lid container may be accessed, partially consumed, replaced in the container and resealed at any time as desired by the user. Additionally, an independent drop-in container within the lid cavity may be resealed and removed from the lid cavity and taken to other locations such as home, work, or car. Simplifies eating and drinking from one unified container and cup in a theater or stadium having seats for example that provide one cup-holder per seat. Provides one free hand to hold a child's hand for safety while in stadiums and amusement parks.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2012Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Top-That!, LLCInventor: Ronald Mark Buck
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Patent number: 8907796Abstract: A valve and cap system for a beverage container including a button with at least one arm, a base element coupled with a beverage container and moveably coupled with the button, a top element, and a flexible seal valve with a slit. The flexible seal valve is coupled with the base element, and the at least one arm is coupled with the flexible seal valve to operatively open and close the slit in the flexible seal valve when the button is moved inwardly and outwardly respectively. The valve and cap system includes at least one electronic element situated in at least one compartment in the top element, and at least one sensor that senses one or more signals, to determine an amount of fluid a user of the beverage container should consume.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2014Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: GWS Tahoe Blue LLCInventors: Gerald Sweeney, Cory McCluskey, James William Pfeiffer
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Patent number: 8881938Abstract: A lid for a beverage container is described. The lid has a basin that is designed to enhance the user's olfactory experience when drinking a beverage from the container and lid. As the user tilts the container and lid to take a drink, the beverage pours through an opening on the basin valley and flows across a sipping surface area to the user's mouth, thus allowing the beverage to aerate, evaporate, and cool. The basin is sized and dimensioned to channel and concentrate the vapor rising from the beverage towards the user's nose as the user sips the beverage. The basin and the opening are sized and dimensioned to provide a comfortable and secure feeling when drinking hot beverages. In this manner, the lid enhances the drinker's olfactory experience and provides better controllability of the flow of a hot beverage to prevent burn injuries.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2013Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Harl-Bella Holdings, LLCInventor: Samuel Lincoln Brannock
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Patent number: 8870003Abstract: A container includes a body, a liner attached to the interior of the body, a lid dimensioned to attached to the top of the liner, and a perimeter seal attached to the lid. The lid includes a hole and the perimeter seal includes a region dimensioned to create a friction fit when disposed in the hole. Each of the body, the liner, and the lid may include a paper pulp coated with a biodegradable, organically derived, plastic resin. Methods of constructing the container are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2010Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Greater Good, Inc.Inventors: Douglas C. Dayton, Sung K. Park
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Publication number: 20140305941Abstract: A lid and closure member assembly for placement on a container is provided. The lid includes a cover portion, an access port and an elongated channel defined in the cover portion. The channel may include two opposing side walls, two opposing end walls and a bottom. The channel's side walls can each include an inwardly-projecting lip forming an undercut for slidably receiving a portion of the closure member. The closure member includes an access port cap, a retainer slidably received within the channel and a strap extending between the access port cap and the retainer. The closure member is selectively movable between open and closed positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2014Publication date: October 16, 2014Inventor: Don Hodge
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Patent number: 8857644Abstract: Containers comprising a closure system comprising a fixed element and a movable closure element are disclosed. The containers may be constructed to be resealable and improve sanitary conditions of the dispensing portion and allow for easier opening with the ability to be reclosed, over a conventional container.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2009Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: B.E. Inventive, LLCInventor: Evan Ira Phillips
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Publication number: 20140299614Abstract: A lid for a drinking cup enables drinking while inhibiting splashing and spilling. The lid features a dispensing well formed in a drinking spout. The dispensing well includes a plurality of openings in a sidewall proximate a spout front wall. All direct liquid paths out of the cup are substantially blocked. A plurality of baffles around the openings direct beverage flow in a plurality of channels before the beverage reaches the dispensing well. Beverage splashes larger than the channels are deflected or broken up, before passing through. The placement of the openings directs splashed liquid away from the user. A plurality of vent holes is provided to allow air to enter the cup as beverage is consumed. Vent holes located near the dispensing well can be blocked during drinking when the cup is full and the beverage is hot, but unblocked as the beverage cools and is consumed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2014Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: Waddington North America, Inc.Inventor: Ashish K. Mithal
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Publication number: 20140291338Abstract: According to the invention, a drinking-cup lid with at least one drinking aperture (34) and a lid edge (24) for sealing insertion into the drinking opening of a cup is characterized in that a plurality of drinking apertures are distributed uniformly over a circumference of the lid.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2012Publication date: October 2, 2014Inventors: André Feldmann, Arne Schultchen
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Publication number: 20140284344Abstract: A drink cup lid includes a liquid-discharge outlet through which a consumer can drink a liquid stored in a cup while the lid is mounted on the cup. The drink cup lid also includes a closure for the liquid-discharge outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Inventors: Jordan French, Jonathan Eickhoff, Scott L. Fisher
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Publication number: 20140263378Abstract: A liquid container includes a cup having a brim forming an opening into an interior region of the cup. The container also includes a lid configured to mount on the brim of the cup to close the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Inventors: Chris Bolek, Jonathan Eickhoff
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Patent number: 8833598Abstract: Provided herein are protective spout covers adapted to couple to the universal dispensing spout of a food pouch, such as a baby food pouch. The protective spout covers may be formed from a flexible elastomer and may grip the spout securely via one or more gripping lips adapted to engage a corresponding groove on the universal spout. When so coupled, the protective spout cover may cushion the spout to protect the user's mouth and lips from injury. The protective spout cover also may include a food regulating valve that may control the flow of food from the pouch. The protective spout cover also may include a cap member to keep the protective spout cover clean when not in use, a gripping ring to facilitate use of the cap, and may have a size and durometer hardness sufficient to prevent the device from being a choking hazard.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2013Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: ChooMee, Inc.Inventor: Julie Hammi
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Publication number: 20140209612Abstract: A lid for a drinking container in the structure of a baseball cap is disclosed. The baseball cap lid includes the normal features of a baseball cap and also includes an annular mounting portion for engaging the rim or lip of a cup, a preformed opening in one of the panels of the lid configured for receiving a straw for drinking liquid from the container, a flap and cover for covering the preformed hole, and stretchable portion on or near the annular mounting portion of the lid for securing the lid to the rim or lip of the cup.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2013Publication date: July 31, 2014Inventors: Jason Robinson, Todd Robinson
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Patent number: 8777049Abstract: A lid for securing to the brim of a container, the lid including a container closure having a disk shaped member with a periphery for mating with the brim of the container. The periphery includes annular inner and outer side walls with at least one annular rib disposed on each of the inner and outer side walls. The ribs of the annular walls form a gripping area to secure the lid to the container for preventing leaks and accidental spillage. A top wall interconnects the inner and outer side walls and includes visual cues for viewing the brim of the container when the lid is affixed to the brim. The lid additionally includes a pronounced wedge shaped sipping spout projecting upwards from the container closure. The container closure includes a circular indented channel for stacking one lid covered cup over another with additional stability provided by the sipping spout.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2013Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: uVu Technologies, LLCInventors: David Weiss, Martin Pechter, Thomas W. Talbot
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Patent number: 8757425Abstract: An illustrative beverage container having a handle defining multiple gripping portions is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2009Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Williams Industries, Inc.Inventor: Bruce Copeland
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Publication number: 20140144923Abstract: A paper-based container lid comprises a top wall, a side wall connecting to the top wall, and a sealing channel formed on the side wall for sealingly engaging a rim of the container and securing the lid to the container, wherein the top wall and the side wall are preferably formed from separate blanks.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2014Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: MEADWESTVACO CORPORATIONInventors: Joel C. Panek, Wade Harris, Bhagwandat Mohan, Rune K. Haraldsson, Matthew E. Zacherle, Jeremy D. Mowery
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Patent number: 8733568Abstract: A spillproof container assembly includes a container body and a lid body that is adapted to be fastened onto the container body by screwing. Both the container body and the lid body are advantageously provided with outwardly extending wing portions for enhancing the grippability of and properly orienting the container assembly for small children. The outwardly extending wing portions of the container body are aligned with the outwardly extending wing portions of the lid body. The lid body is provided with an acoustic waveguide, and sound generating structure is provided in communication with the acoustic waveguide for creating an audible feedback when the lid body has been tightened onto the container body to a predetermined relative position and tightness. The acoustic waveguide further functions as a viewing port that provides a visual feedback so that a user can visually verify the position of the lid body with respect to the container body.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2011Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Munchkin, Inc.Inventors: Steven B. Dunn, Mark A. Hatherill, Rodolfo Gastelum, Won Song
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Patent number: 8733583Abstract: A lid for a beverage cup includes an annular mounting portion to removably, sealingly, engage the open lip of a round beverage cup; a raised annular ridge inset from the mounting portion extending from a first end to a second end; a central portion spanning the annulus and including an aroma aperture at the center; a dispensing portion spanning between the annular ridge first end and second end including a front flat portion, a sloped dispensing aperture surface, and a dispensing aperture disposed on the sloped surface, the dispensing aperture comprising a triangle with rounded corners having a base proximate and parallel to the intersection edge and an apex proximate the upper edge; and, the raised annular ridge and dispensing portion defining a continuous containment surrounding the central portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2011Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Foam AromaInventor: Craig Bailey