ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,836, issued on April 14.
"Dining game apparatus" was invented by Andrew An (Irvine, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dining game apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus may include a holding unit configured to hold a food item or a beverage. The apparatus may further include a sensor unit electrically coupled with the holding unit. The sensor unit may be configured to output a first signal when a user mouth touches the holding unit. The apparatus may further include an actuator configured to output a second signal when the actuator may be activated. The apparatus may additionally include a transceiver communicatively coupled wi...