ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,776, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to SATA GmbH & Co. KG (Kornwestheim, Germany).

"Paint cup made of natural fibrous material" was invented by Ralf Gehrung (Backnang, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A paint cup for a paint spray gun includes a paint container which has an opening and comprises a container wall and a lid which closes the opening. A coupling section of the container wall is arranged in a liquid-tight manner between a first and a second clamping surface of a lid system comprising the lid. The container wall is made of a natural fibrous material, in particular a cellulose-based fibrous material. In a method for ...