ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,426,740, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Mauve Leopard Inc. (Palm Beach, Fla.).

"Portable, beverage mixing system" was invented by Mariana Kanellos (Palm Beach, Fla.) and Harrison Alva (Palm Beach, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "One variation of a mixing system includes: a container configured to store consumable beverages; a lid; and a mixer. The lid is configured to transiently couple to the container and includes: a housing; a mixer receptacle; a set of user controls arranged on an outer face of the lid; a set of electronics arranged within the housing and including a motor, a controller configured to actuate the motor respo...