ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,084, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Novelli Inc. (Chicago).
"Container" was invented by Louis Samuels (Zionsville, Ind.) and Craig Pinker (Auckland, New Zealand).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cup with an internal sleeve, and an external decorative sleeve made of connector bricks and a base. The internal sleeve has a hollow interior to form a cup to contain liquids if desired. The internal sleeve has a first end and a second end, and a first connector at the second end. The base has a second connector for connecting the base to the first connector of the sleeve. The external decorative sleeve is defined by a plurality of clamp b...