ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,160, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to TIMAS TITAN Co. LTD. (Taipei, Taiwan).

"Beverage container assembly and cover component thereof" was invented by Han-Chun Hsieh (Taipei, Taiwan) and Han-Chieh Hsieh (Taipei, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A beverage container assembly and a cover component thereof are provided. The beverage container assembly includes a beverage container, the cover component, and a straw. The cover component includes a first cover and a second cover pivotally connected thereto. The first cover has a top portion that includes an opening portion and a pivot portion, and has a sleeve portion that is connec...