ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,448,186, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to AEGIS GLOBAL RESOURCES (HK) Ltd. (Hong Kong, Hong Kong).
"Lid assembly with selectable drinking openings" was invented by Siu Wah Wong (Hong Kong, Hong Kong), Shun Sang Poon (Hong Kong, Hong Kong) and Fat Sun Kwok (Hong Kong, Hong Kong).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lid assembly, for a container, comprising: a first lid member; and a second lid member, positioned below said first lid member, is provided with: a first drinking means in direct fluid communication with the beverage in said container via a first fluid passageway, wherein said first lid member pivotably connecting said second lid ...