ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,135, issued on May 27, was assigned to SOFI PAPER PRODUCTS LLC (Miami Beach, Fla.).
"Cup with integrated folding lid" was invented by Brandon Leeds (Miami Beach, Fla.) and Jordan Leeds (Miami Beach, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments provide a cup with an integrated lid that comprises top, center, and bottom portions. The top portion of the cup defines an opening and is attached to a plurality of integrated lid sections extending from the top portion and separated from the top portion by one or more fold lines. The plurality of integrated lid sections may be folded inward over the opening defined by the top portion to co...