US Patent Issued on July 14 for "Cup holding unit" (Indiana Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,677,969, issued on July 14.

"Cup holding unit" was invented by Jess Allen Waterhouse (Goshen, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cup holding unit for catching spills while pouring. The cup holding unit includes a cup holder, a basket, and a body. The cup holder is configured to hold a cup. The body defines a cavity surrounding the cup holder. The basket is positioned in the cavity and is removable. The basket and/or the cavity catch liquids that spill when pouring into the cup. The basket is removable to allow a user to empty the caught liquid and to clean the basket. The cup holding unit includes one or more suction cups that secure ...