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Disposable and biodegradable paper cup

US6926197B2 · kind B2 · utility

66Cited by
23References
3Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 12, 2002
Grant dateAug 9, 2005
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 12, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02W90/10
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A drinking cup has sandwiched between an inner paper liner and an outer paper shell a ridge structure which has its ridges running peripherally, i.e. perpendicular to the axis, e.g. in the form of corrugations, a mesh or a cell network and can be partially filled with a phase-transition material to maintain a maximum temperature at the exterior of the shell for a given hot temperature of the liquid within the cup.

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