ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,701, issued on May 20, was assigned to SAEC/Kinetic Vision Inc. (Cincinnati).
"Recyclable coffee cup with integrated lid" was invented by Richard R. Schweet (Summerlin, Nev.), James A. Topich (Mason, Ohio), Joshua J. Haldeman (Loveland, Ohio), Michael J. Palmisano (Cincinnati), Geoffrey A. King (London, Ohio) and Brent P. Vorst (Ottawa, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A disposable cup with an integrated hinged lid is provided. The disposable cup can be unitarily formed entirely of a wood, cellulosic, or other type of fiber pulp-based material that is readily recyclable using a single recycling process for the entire product. The ...