ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,724, issued on Jan. 20.
"Portable container for a disposable cup" was invented by Talgat Kozhahanovich Zhumanov (Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to portable devices for collecting small items of waste. A portable container is used, into which a disposable vessel, such as a cup, can be inserted and secured. The container consists of a rigid housing having upper and lower flip lids with seals. The upper lid further has a funnel opening, and the inside part of the container housing has a conical shape, the diameter of the lower inside part of the container housing being smaller than the diamet...