藥學科技上課心得：陳羿彣

杯蓋(Lids of Cup)

Cup lid having a perimeter portion adapted to cause liquid to drain toward a central portion of the lid.

三、專利發明涉及的領域(FIELD OF THE INVENTION)：

The invention relates generally to cup lids. More-particularly, the invention relates to a reclosable cup lid having a central portion and a perimeter portion adapted to cause liquid to drain away from the perimeter portion into the central portion.

四、專利發明的背景(BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION)：

Fast food restaurants, coffee shops, convenience stores, and the like, typically distribute beverages in disposable drinking cups. Such cups are often provided with drink-through lids that allow for the consumption of liquids contained therein, while at the same time preventing unwanted spillage. Drink-through lids with reversible openings are especially desirable when distributing hot beverages, such as coffee, tea, hot chocolate, and the like (see, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 6,612,456, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference).

In a typical lid, spillage of the liquid contents may occur through the drinking opening. Many lid designs provide little or no mechanism for containing liquid spilled through the drinking opening. Such liquid often continues over the edges of the cup lid and possibly onto the drinker. In some designs, liquid may be captured in an area of the lid that is adjacent to the drinking opening. Especially in the case of hot beverages, heat transfer from liquid captured in such a way may cause discomfort to the drinker. It would be advantageous, therefore, if lids were available that caused spillage to drain

toward a center portion of the lid and impeded further spillage over the edges of the lid.

五、專利發明之概要(SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION)

The invention provides a lid for a drinking cup having a rim portion and a raised cover portion extending from the rim portion. The rim portion may be adapted to matingly engage an upper peripheral edge of a drinking cup so as to selectively maintain the lid in a covering relationship on the cup. The raised cover portion may have a perimeter adapted to impede spillage of liquid over a peripheral edge of the lid. The perimeter of the raised cover portion may be adapted to cause liquid to drain away from the perimeter into a central portion of the lid.

The perimeter portion may define a sipping ledge that extends from the drinking opening. The sipping ledge may have a height above the drinking opening of more than about 0.6875″ in order to provide adequate surface area to accommodate a drinker's lower lip. The sipping ledge may have a width along the perimeter of the lid of more than about 0.75″, for example, so that the sipping ledge would feel to a drinker as the edge of an open cup. The sipping ledge may have a thickness of less than about 0.316″, for example, to minimize the amount of liquid captured directly adjacent to the drinker's bottom lip, thereby reducing discomfort to the drinker due to heat transfer that may occur in the case of hot liquids.

Such a lid may provide any of a number of advantages. For example, spilled coffee may be retained well away from a user's lips. The lid may have a contoured profile with a sloped ledge that is higher than the lid center to help retain spilled liquid.

The lid may be used to seal a drinking cup when it is served to customers. A plug-fit or snap-over seal may be provided. A hinged, reclosable tab may make the lid splash resistant. The tab may hinge well out of the way of upper lip to provide a feel that is likely to satisfy many coffee drinkers' preference for a non-interfering “tear-out” tab. The lid may include identification bubbles, and clear directional nomenclature (e.g., “Fold-Back”), which may be raised to

improve visibility. The lid may be a one piece design with integrated closure that is simple in construction and, consequently, cost-effective to manufacture using conventional vacuum forming and die cutting techniques.

六、專利發明示意圖片：

FIGS. 1-5 are isometric, top, side, front, and rear views, respectively, of an example embodiment of a cup lid having a perimeter portion that is adapted to cause liquid to drain toward a central portion of the lid.

A lid for a drinking cup may include a rim portion and a raised cover portion. The rim portion may be adapted to matingly engage an upper peripheral edge of the drinking cup so as to selectively maintain the lid in a covering relationship on the cup. The raised cover portion may extend from the rim portion, and have a perimeter adapted to impede spillage of liquid over a peripheral edge of the lid. Liquid spilled or released on the cover portion or perimeter portion may drain away from the periphery of the cover portion and into the drinking opening or a recess in the cover portion that is adapted to receive a reclosable tab.

七、專利發明資料：

 Assignee / Applicant

Standardized: NEW WINCUP HOLDINGS INC

Original: New Wincup Holdings Inc., Santa Monica, CA, US  Inventor

HUNDLEY BOBBY VQUATMANN JOSEPH H  Publication Number / Date

US7992741B2/ 2011-08-09  Application Number / Date

US2006402514A/ 2006-04-11  Priority Number / Date

US2006402514A / 2006-04-11 八、THOMSON Innovation 使用心得： 這套專利軟體沒有想像中那麼好用，可能是涵蓋的東西太多、太雜、太 廣，所以要很精確的打出關鍵字，才能查詢到想要找的東西，但由於是英文， 要如何準確及正確打出關鍵字變成第一個重點，所以我盡量將範圍縮到最小， 然後在眾多的專利中一個一個搜索著，希望能找到我心中想要的。 好在最後有找到相似的，雖然我覺得這跟 7-11 或星巴克的杯蓋還有些差 異，但我想它的設計概念應該是大同小異的，防止熱咖啡或茶溢出燙唇，將 液體集中到杯蓋中間……，皆是對消費者很有利的設計，我相信這能增加消 費者對於熱飲品的購買欲望，但其成本相對較高，故不適用於一般早餐店飲 品，常用在單價較高的飲品上。 查找專利除了可以知道已發明的物品及概念外，其實我們也可從中再去 做聯想，試著將概念延伸或結合不同的概念，說不定我們能從其中找到新發 明的構想，如果這項物品還沒有人登記專利，那麼說不定就能成為自己的發 明，如果還能成為商品且熱賣的話，那麼就會真的如老師所說的，靠這套軟 體能賺大錢了！！！