ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,633, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Sara Rose International INC. (New Taipei, Taiwan).
"Beverage container lid" was invented by James Lai (New Taipei, Taiwan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A beverage container lid including a cover, a pivot valve, and a waterproof gasket is provided. The pivot valve includes a semi-spherical pivot portion with a semi-spherical surface. When the pivot valve is rotated to a first pivot position, a flow through hole of the waterproof gasket is sealed by a flange on a periphery of the semi-spherical surface. A long groove which includes an opening facing outside, a front end portion, and a rear end p...