ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,692,052, issued on July 28, was assigned to Leapfrog Product Development LLC (Chicago).
"Quick-fill beverage container lid" was invented by Steven N. Pinelli (Chicago) and Brian M. Clemens (Chicago).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A quick-fill lid assembly for a beverage container. The lid assembly has a lid housing that connects to the beverage container, a fill cap pivotally attached to the lid housing, and a top closure pivotally attached to the lid housing and covering a portion of the fill cap. The lid housing has an opening providing access to a cavity of the beverage container, and a connector adjacent the opening. A straw connects ...