ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,342, issued on April 21, was assigned to Choose Planet A Ltd. (Jordan, Hong Kong).

"Cup, a blank for a cup and a method of forming a cup" was invented by Cyril Michel Drouet (Hong Kong).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and a method for a cup for retaining a liquid comprising a base, a wall, the base and the wall defining a container with a space to retain the liquid, a first closure flap and a second closure flap, the first closure flap and second closure flap attached to the wall and extending from the wall, the first closure flap and the second closure flap being foldable relative to the wall, the first closure flap and seco...