ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,319,620, issued on June 3, was assigned to Pacific Market International LLC (Seattle).

"Double-walled beverage container and method of forming the same" was invented by John Paul Leimone (Oakland, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are ceramic compositions and containers, in each case comprising a ceramic (e.g., porcelain, stoneware, porcelain, or ceramic composition having properties of both) composition to which an amount of alumina has been added to provide a ceramic composition comprising 20% to 25% (wt./wt.) alumina, preferably about 22% (wt./wt.) alumina, providing a stronger material, such that wall thicknesses (e.g., o...