ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,407, issued on Sept. 23.
"Collapsible container with straw" was invented by Arianna Chen (Milford, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A collapsible, reusable drinking container is provided having a first opening suitable for pouring and filling, a second opening for accessing the interior of the container for cleaning, and a flexible straw for drinking the contents while the container is held in an upright position. The first opening is reversibly sealed with a cap, the second opening with an interlocking ridge and groove fastener, and the straw is reversibly sealed using a plug, a cap, a push-pull cap, a reversibly discontinuous ...