ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,408, issued on Jan. 13.
"Cup lid with straw" was invented by Guosheng Lu (Fuzhou, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cup lid includes a cup lid body and a slider. A second channel and a water outlet sealing block are arranged in the slider, enabling control over the opening and closing of a first channel for a liquid through sliding. The water outlet sealing block is provided with a sealing portion and a water outlet hole portion, enabling a switching between sealing and conducting. The cup lid body is further provided with an air vent, and the bottom of the slider is provided with an air outlet sealing block, which synchronously...