ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,000, issued on April 21, was assigned to MUNCHKIN INC. (Van Nuys, Calif.).
"Non-spill drinking container assembly" was invented by Steven Bryan Dunn (Beverly Hills, Calif.), Mark A. Hatherill (Agoura Hills, Calif.), Kevin Douglas Johnson (Tarzana, Calif.) and Matthew Joseph Saxton (Agoura, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A non-spill drinking container assembly having a container with an open upper portion and closed lower portion. A collar may be removably attached to the upper portion of the container and may have an upper surface with a contour. A seal may be removably attached to the collar and cover the contour of the uppe...