ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,286,279, issued on April 29, was assigned to Choose Planet A Ltd. (Hong Kong).

"Cup, a blank for a cup and a method of forming a cup" was invented by Cyril Michel Drouet (Hong Kong).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and a method for a cup for retaining a liquid. The cup includes a base and a wall. The base and the wall define a container with a space to retain the liquid. A first closure flap and a second closure flap are attached to the wall and extend from the wall. The first closure flap and the second closure flap are foldable relative to the wall. The first closure flap and the second closure flap are foldable between an open po...