ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,780,499, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Hangzhou Haers Industrial Co. Ltd. (Hangzhou, China).

"Multifunctional cup handle" was invented by Runjun Liu (Hangzhou, China), Bo Ouyang (Hangzhou, China), Shouren Hu (Hangzhou, China) and Zhaozhan Xu (Hangzhou, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multifunctional cup handle includes a cup body. An upper portion of an outer side of a wall of the cup body is provided with a cup protrusion. A fixed shaft is provided on the cup protrusion. An upper end of a bending handle is provided with a handle shaft hole. The handle is sleeved on the fixed shaft. A locking device is provided on the fixed sha...