ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,722,870, issued on Sept. 1.
"Thermal dampening device for a beverage container" was invented by Gerard M. Farra (Fountainville, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A thermal dampening device for a beverage container is shown and described. The thermal dampening device includes a base. The base has a first sidewall and a second sidewall rising therefrom. The first sidewall and the second sidewall are made up of at least two layers of material. At least one of the two layers is a thermal dampening layer."
The patent was filed on Feb. 8, 2024, under Application No. 18/436,152.
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