ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,927, issued on April 22.

"Lid structure of portable container" was invented by Ming-Te Lin (Taipei, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lid structure comprises an edible first part. The first part comprises a bottom portion and an annular wall. The annular wall extends from the periphery of the bottom portion in a direction having an inclined angle with the bottom portion. The bottom portion and the annular wall define an accommodating space, and the outer periphery of the annular wall is provided with at least one first opening. The lid structure further comprises a second part provided with a third opening and covering the first...