ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,600,541, issued on April 14, was assigned to SMOODI INC. (Boston).
"Blend through cup lid" was invented by Pascal Kriesche (Boston) and Morgan Abraham (Boston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lid, a disposable cup with the lid, and a blending machine for use with the lid and cup which is particularly well-suited for use in a self-service blending environment where material is initially provided in unblended form in the disposable cup, is blended in the disposable cup, and the disposable cup is used by the end user during consumption of the material. The lid is designed to allow for a blade assembly of the blending machine to pass throug...