US Patent Issued to Red River Tea on July 28 for "Container straw, beverage kit, method for preparing the beverage kit, and method of using the beverage kit" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,690,708, issued on July 28, was assigned to Red River Tea Co. (Dallas).

"Container straw, beverage kit, method for preparing the beverage kit, and method of using the beverage kit" was invented by Jeffrey B. Farris (Argyle, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A container straw includes a tube whose first and second ends are sealed with first and second end caps, respectively, and a plurality of swellable food items sealed within the tube. The second end of the tube is angled to complementarily fit against an angled end face of the second end cap."

The patent was filed on March 30, 2024, under Application No. 18/622,868.

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