ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,642,377, issued on June 2, was assigned to McNaughton Inc. (Plymouth, Minn.).
"Cup holder adaptor assembly" was invented by Patrick James McNaughton (Plymouth, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cup holder adaptor assembly includes a portable cup holder and a cup deck. The cup deck is configured to be mounted removably within a lower section of the portable cup holder, such that when the cup deck is mounted removably within the lower section of the portable cup holder a storage compartment is created between the cup deck and a bottom of the portable cup holder. The cup holder adaptor assembly is configured such that the cup deck can b...