ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,125, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Fitson Singapore Pte. Ltd. (Singapore).
"Drinking vessel with straw" was invented by Ching Chan (Singapore) and Kuam Keng Tan (Johor, Malaysia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drinking vessel including a straw; a lid comprising an opening operable to receive the straw; a container; and a cap operable to be in an open position or a closed position; wherein when the cap is in the open position, the straw is arranged to provide fluid communication between a user and the container through the lid, and wherein when the cap is in the closed position, the straw is urged by the cap into a bent shape su...