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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 17, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hee Soo Kim, San Bruno, CA (US);
John Kim, San Bruno, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2224644 ; 222382 ;
Abstract
A flexible straw, having a proximal end and a destal end. The flexible straw comprises a tube and a weight assembly that is located near the distal end. The flexible straw is used in a bottle containing a liquid having a fluid level. The bottle also has a lowest point which is determined by the angle at which the bottle is held. The weight assembly comprises interchangeable weight disks which are selected according to the viscosity of the liquid which is contained within the bottle.