ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,925, issued on March 31, was assigned to Party IP Holdings LLC (Orlando, Fla.).
"Container with valve" was invented by Jade Van Hoeck (Waasmunster, Belgium), Sara L. Delgado Carmona (Orlando, Fla.), Nathalie De Beer (Herzele, Belgium), Dimitri M.C.J. Backaert (Moorsel, Belgium), Ine M.K. Vandaele (Baardegem, Belgium), Alec Vercruyssen (Aalst, Belgium) and Ryan Clavecillas (Brussels).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A food or beverage container with a valve. The valve is defined by an aperture in the one of the base or cover, and a valve element including an elastic panel. The panel has a first section secured to the cover by an elastic...