ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,344,432, issued on July 1.
"Funnel container for use with a beverage bottle" was invented by Thomas Anthony Raymus (Manteca, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A funnel container for storing powdered supplements for use with a beverage bottle has a generally funnel-shaped body extending from a top opening to a smaller bottom opening having a twist-lock nozzle. A removable top cover to sealingly close off the top opening has one or more twist-lock receptacles, configured to cooperate with the twist-lock nozzle of the funnel-shaped body. A removable elastic bottom plug is configured to sealingly fit inside and close off a twist-lock nozz...