Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,799,814 · App. 08/689,142
Drink-through lid for container
Inventors:
Robert J. Schaefer, William B. Pendergrass
Patented Case
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Granted: Sep 1, 1998
Filed: Jul 30, 1996
Inventors
Robert J. Schaefer
William B. Pendergrass
Assignee (at issue)
Sweetheart Cup Company Inc.
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