US Patent Issued on Oct. 27 for "Lid and method for producing/manufacturing thermoformed disposable lid for a drinking cup with integrated straw mouthpiece portion and multi-level punch" (Louisiana Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,774,133, issued on Oct. 27.

"Lid and method for producing/manufacturing thermoformed disposable lid for a drinking cup with integrated straw mouthpiece portion and multi-level punch" was invented by Rebecca Ann Treadway Fancher (West Monroe, La.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A disposable lid for a drinking cup comprised of polymeric material formed as a single piece combination straw and lid as a means for drinking beverages from a cup by method of tipping and sipping and manufactured by method of thermoforming in a manner involving a multiple level punch."

The patent was filed on March 23, 2022, under Application No. 17/656,061.

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