ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,441,526, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Shenzhen Mould-Tip Injection Technology Co. Ltd. (Shenzhen, China).

"Cup lid and cup" was invented by Zhongming Dong (Guangdong, China) and Hekun Xiao (Guangdong, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cup lid and a cup are disclosed. The cup lid includes a lid body and a first cover, the lid body is provided with a water storage tank and a vent hole, and the vent hole extends through the lid body and is located in the water storage tank. The first cover is connected to the lid body, and the first cover is capable of moving to a first position relative to the lid body. When the first cover is l...