ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,136, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Leapfrog Product Development LLC (Chicago).
"Lid seal mechanism" was invented by Steven N. Pinelli (Chicago) and Micaela K. McCabe (Chicago).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lid seal mechanism for sealing a drink opening in a lid of a beverage container. The lid seal mechanism has a slider, a plunger and a plunger seal. The slider body slides between a closed position and an open position, and pivots to a cleaning position. The slider body is connected to the lid in each of the closed, open, and cleaning positions. The slider has a body with a front and a rear. The plunger is pivotally connected t...