ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. D1,145,488, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Weber-Stephen Products LLC (Palatine, Ill.).

"Cup holder" was invented by William Alexander Mecker (Kildeer, Ill.), Charles Y. Choi (Chicago), Colin Tyler Hearon (Chicago), Mark Richard Pavel (Lisle, Ill.), Teresa Wanat (Rolling Meadows, Ill.) and Andrew Kosir (Chicago).

The patent was filed on June 3, 2024, under Application No. D/945,384.

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