ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,042, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Pacific Market International LLC (Seattle).
"Container lid" was invented by Matthew Dolph (Seattle) and Ryan M. Smith (Seattle).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A container lid includes a base defining (1) a base receiver centrally disposed in the base, and (2) a drinking opening off-center in the base. A cover, defining a straw opening, includes a catch rotatably disposed in the receiver. A gasket defines a slit aligned with the straw opening for receiving a straw. The cover is rotatably positionable in a first position where the slit is aligned with the drinking opening. The cover is rotatably p...