Patents
US 11242180 B2: Drink lid for a cup
- Granted
- 2022-02-08
- Filed
- 2019-05-20 application 16416391
- Type
- Utility · 29 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A recloseable lid for closing an open top of a cup terminating in an annular upper edge includes a cup mount defining an annular channel configured to receive the annular upper edge of the cup and a cap having an annular side wall extending upwardly from the cup mount and terminating in a top having an annular floor spaced above the cup mount. A drink opening is disposed in the top and a plug assembly having a drink opening plug is provided. The drink opening plug can be selectively moveable between a closed position in which the drink opening plug is received within the drink opening for closing the drink opening and an open position in which the drink opening plug is not disposed within the drink opening. The lid can also include a plug retainer disposed in the cap and configured to retain the drink opening plug in the open position.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg220208.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dart Container Corporation 48 patents | US company or organization | Big Rapids, MI | DART CONTAINER CORPORATION State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Layos | Charlotte, MI | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Chengtao Li | Novi, MI | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| ROBERT ALLAN BRUBAKER | Big Rapids, MI | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| JACOB CHRISTOPHER PURCELL | Howell, MI | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Dean Garza | Williamston, MI | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B65D | Containers for storage or transport of articles or materials, e.g. bags, barrels, bottles, boxes, cans, cartons, crates, drums, jars, tanks, hoppers, forwarding containers; accessories, closures, or fittings therefor; packaging elements; packages | B65D43/0212 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-20 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | LAYOS, AARON signed 2019-05-10 LI, CHENGTAO signed 2019-05-14 BRUBAKER, ROBERT signed 2019-05-13 PURCELL, JACOB signed 2019-05-10 GARZA, DEAN signed 2019-05-14 | DART CONTAINER CORPORATION MASON, MI | 49228/637 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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