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Is a collapsible coffee cup patented?

Short answer: specific designs of a collapsible coffee cup have been patented many times, but "a collapsible coffee cup" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.

What our index shows
  • 36 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “collapsible cup” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
  • Among the 36 best keyword matches we examined, 13 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
  • Most frequent assignees in those matches: TUAN RONALD (3), LEE NOVA (2), HWANG KWANG SEON (1), LEE HANG SEOK (1).
  • Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): B65D (24), A45F (17), A47G (14), B60N (3).

Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.

14 real patent publications related to a collapsible coffee cup

  1. Foldable cup lid US-2026192990-A1 2026 · ELSTON INVEST CORP
    A foldable cup lid includes a lid body; a threaded groove formed on the lid body; a placement region formed on the lid body; a connecting tube fixedly attached to the lid body and in communication with the placement region; a suct…
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  2. Magnetic and foldable cup holder for luggage case, and luggage case having cup holder WO-2026036825-A1 2026 · SHANGHAI RUNMI TECH CO LTD
    Disclosed in the present invention are a magnetic and foldable cup holder for a luggage case, and a luggage case having the cup holder. The cup holder comprises a cup holder front blocking plate, a cup holder left side blocking pl…
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  3. Foldable cup for serving boiled eggs WO-2025032279-A1 2025 · ALDEGUER PALOU MARIA LUISA
    The invention relates to a foldable cup for serving boiled eggs, comprising interconnectable pieces (1) that define an assembly (2) with a semi-oval cavity (3) designed to contain an egg.
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  4. Foldable cup US-2023404247-A1 2023 · TUAN RONALD
    A foldable cup with a reinforced structure having a cup body and a shape-fixing ring, wherein the cup body is made of soft materials, and the cup body has a cup wall, a cup bottom integrally connected with a bottom of the cup wall…
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  5. Foldable Cup And Spray Cup US-2022348381-A1 2022 · TAI ZHOU LUXI TOOLS CO LTD
    Disclosed is a foldable cup and a spray cup, comprising: a cup opening, a cup body connected with the cup opening, and a discharge port disposed at the lower portion of the cup body, wherein the cup body is made of a flexible mate…
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  6. Foldable cup holder US-11039704-B1 2021 · CHAPMAN DANA
    A single continuous length of bendable material is fixedly connected to a cup holder. The cup holder is foldable flat with a plurality of pre-bent or creased regions. The cup holder and/or length of material can fold flat onto eac…
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  7. Foldable cup set provided with foldable straw WO-2021040122-A1 2021 · IM BYUNG CHUL
    The present invention comprises: a cup body which is composed of a bottom surface and a circumferential surface so as to have an inner accommodation portion, and is made of an elastically deformable material, and thus can be press…
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  8. Foldable cup provided with a reinforcing structure US-2020305584-A1 2020 · TUAN RONALD
    A foldable cup provided with a reinforcing structure includes: a cup body, a shape-fixing ring nested on the opening of the cup body, and a cup cap fitted to the shape-fixing ring. When the cup body is deformed due to the effect o…
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  9. Foldable cup having handle WO-2017086638-A1 2017 · HWANG KWANG SEON
    The present invention relates to a foldable cup having a handle. In a flatly folded state, when a bottom handle bonded to the bottom of the cup is pulled while pressing the left edge and right edge of a body, the cup is unfolded. …
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  10. Foldable cup US-2017008660-A1 2017 · CHO YEAHYUN
    The present invention relates to a foldable cup, includes a front side having at least one supporting axis, broken in a circumference direction of a cup, for vertically sustaining load; a back side having at least one supporting a…
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  11. Leak proof collapsible cup US-2013032592-A1 2013 · LEE NOVA
    Provided are a collapsible cup and a lid for sealing such cups. A collapsible cup includes a top cylindrical portion having a collapsible part and a sealing edge. The cup also includes a rigid bottom portion attached to the collap…
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  12. Thermally insulated foldable cup for hot or cold beverages US-8333296-B1 2012 · FUNG DUNCAN C
    A thermally insulated foldable cup for hot or cold beverages including a flexible inner liner, an outer shell, and an insulating layer between the outer shell and inner liner. The foldable cup includes reinforcing rings at the bot…
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  13. Foldable cup WO-2009054675-A3 2009 · LEE HANG SEOK
    The present invention relates to a cup, and more particularly, to a foldable cup which can distribute easily a load to maintain securely its shape and can accommodate and seal hermetically solid powders such as tea or cereal powde…
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  14. Disposable foldable cup holder ashtray US-6990983-B1 2006 · LYMAN JR HUGH MARION
    A disposable, portable, pocketable, foldable and reusable cigarette ashtray which is formed from a single blank of fire retardant paper or other suitable material into a box shape that will fit into a vehicle cup holder. The ashtr…
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What this means for your idea

Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a collapsible coffee cup been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Collapsible cups differ by their folding geometry, the rigid base, and the lid design.

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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.