ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,715,648, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Silgan Containers LLC (Woodland Hills, Calif.).
"Thin-walled metal cup" was invented by Rowdy Holstine (Hartford, Wis.) and Bambi Biedenbender (Waukesha, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments of a thin-walled metal container, such as a cup are described. The thin-walled metal cup includes a body with a tightly curled lip at the top end of the cup. The body includes a plurality of sections such that the diameter of the cup may be different at different places along the height of the cup. The thin-walled metal cup is designed to be light weight with a shape configured to facilit...