ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,540,011, issued on Feb. 3.
"Recyclable takeaway cup" was invented by Chun-Hung Huang (Changhua County, Taiwan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A recyclable takeaway cup contains: a body, a lid, and a flexible connection unit. The body includes a lower edge, an enlarged fringe, a mouth, a recessed face, and an inlet defined. The body and the lid are one-piece connected via the flexible connection unit, and the flexible connection unit is bendable in a U shape so that the lid is covered on the mouth of the body. The lid includes a surround fence configured to cover the mouth, a platform formed on a top of the surround fence, an opening define...