ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,727,711, issued on Sept. 8.
"Beverage heating receptacle device" was invented by Leslie White Sr. (Houston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A beverage heating receptacle device for heating a beverage includes a shell, which defines an interior space and which is formed to define a receptacle having an annular sidewall that extends from a bottom to an open top. A beverage is positionable in the receptacle. A heating element is engaged to the shell and is positioned in the interior space proximate to an inner section of the annular sidewall and an upper section of the bottom. A base is selectively engageable to the receptacle so that the bas...