ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,621, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to CREATIVE OY (Ikaalinen, Finland).
"Lid for a beverage cup and a method for manufacturing the lid" was invented by Jarno-Pekka Makela (Ikaalinen, Finland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lid (I) for a beverage cup (2) and a method for man-ufacturing the lid (I) are disclosed hereinafter. The lid (I) is made of multiple parts that form a chamber between a top (20) and a base (IO). At least portion of the parts are made of coated paperboard. The parts are connected by melting the coating of two abutting parts together. The base (IO) and the top (20) have openings (11, 12) that allow the user to dr...