ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,124, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Starbucks Corp. (Seattle).
"Systems, methods, and devices for beverage containers with a foamed base" was invented by Paul Mikael Earl-Torniainen (Bonney Lake, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A container may include a sidewall. A container may include a base with a first portion and a second portion. The second portion may include a plurality of lobes with a thickness greater than a thickness of the first portion. The plurality of lobes may be formed by impregnating plastic with a foaming agent that may cause the plastic to foam during manufacturing."
The patent was filed on Feb. 29, 2024, ...