ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,780,505, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to HYDROJUG INC. (Ogden, Utah).

"Detachable flip-straw lid" was invented by Hayden Wadsworth (Ogden, Utah), Ethan Powell (Salt Lake City), Ryan Holmes (West Haven, Utah), Chen Huawen (Yongkang, China), Chen Wiexin (Yongkang, China), Li Yuejian (Yongkang, China), Qiu Hui (Hangzhou, China) and Wang Wei (Hangzhou, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lid for a container with a flip-straw (or spout) detachable from the lid to for user access to and cleaning of the lid. A pivotable spout is located on and detachable from the lid top. A set screw is located on and detachable from the lid bottom. The set...