ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,997, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to SECURE CUP ENTERPRISES LLC (Chuluota, Fla.).
"Secure beverage container with locking feature and related methods" was invented by Rhett C. Leary (Chuluota, Fla.) and Brett C. Leary (Lake City, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A secure beverage container includes a body having a first end, and a second end opposing the first end. The secure beverage container includes a lid assembly to be received by the second end. The lid assembly includes a lid housing, a sipper carried by the lid housing, a latch carried by the lid housing and configured to selectively latch to adjacent portions of the ...