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Is a spill proof travel mug lid patented?

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

What our index shows

325 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “travel mug” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
Among the 68 best keyword matches we examined, 17 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
Most frequent assignees in those matches: PARK JONG PETER (3), CRUDGINGTON CLEVELAND BENEDICT (2), MCCLUSKEY PATRICK JAMES (2), MUIR III BROCKETT (2).
Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): B65D (47), A47G (29), A45F (6), A47J (5).

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 spill proof travel mug lid

Closure For Travel Mug Lid US-2026250050-A1 2026 · HUBI PRODUCTS LLC
A closure for the lid of a travel mug has a first solid end and teeth with spacings therebetween at a second opposite end. The closure removably connects to the lid, with either the first end or the second end located near the per…
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All-Glass Travel Mug US-2022388729-A1 2022 · MCCLUSKEY PATRICK JAMES
A beverage container for hot or cold beverages, where the lid and base are connected via a glass joint. The glass joint forms a seal between the lid and base and eliminates the need for a synthetic material to form such a seal. Th…
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Drink-through reclosable spill resistant beverage cup lid with vent structure US-11111059-B2 2021 · VAPORPATH INC
A drink-through lid for a beverage container. The lid provides a drink outlet that allows liquid to fill a drink well base, from which a consumer may sip a beverage similar to using an open top cup or mug. The lid is provided with…
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Anti-spill disposable drink through cup lid US-10477996-B2 2019 · MUIR III BROCKETT
This invention relates to anti-spill disposable and reusable drink-through lids for hot and cold disposable and reusable beverage cups. The present invention is directed to drink-through lids which may be placed over and attached …
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Travel mug with a twist lid US-2017253389-A1 2017 · BRUMIS IMP INC
A drinking vessel having a container with a hollow interior and a lid. The lid is connectable to the container and having an upper lid portion and a lower lid portion. The upper lid portion has a top surface and a drinking apertur…
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Spill resistant disposable travel cup lid US-9833960-B2 2017 · CRUDGINGTON CLEVELAND BENEDICT
A disposable drink-through dome lid for disposable drinking cups used in the sale of hot or cold beverages, the top of the lid elevated above the top of the beverage cup when in place. The lid's outer wall is elevated to form …
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Travel mug lid US-9775453-B2 2017 · HELEN OF TROY LTD
A travel mug lid includes a first lid member and a closing mechanism. The first lid member includes a button opening. The closing mechanism includes a button, a core and a flexible material connected with the core. The button move…
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Travel Mug Apparatus US-2014284343-A1 2014 · WOW PLASTICS LLC
A travel mug apparatus having a mug body, an insert straw component and a lid. The mug body includes a base and an upstanding wall. A body straw component is associated with the mug body. Together with the body straw component, th…
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Travel mug US-7497349-B2 2009 · ALLEN JESSE FRANKLIN JAMES
A travel mug that protects the user from beverage leaks has an outer sidewall with a top rim that defines an open mouth from which a beverage can be consumed, an inner sidewall having an open top end for receiving a lid for closin…
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Button actuated spill-proof lid for travel mug US-2008272134-A1 2008 · ROHE JEFFREY T
A lid assembly for a travel mug, comprising a top shell portion having a top drink aperture and top drink passage extending downwardly therefrom; a bottom member engaged with a bottom portion of the top shell portion, the bottom m…
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Coffee Mug/Travel mug lid to handle stainless steel beaded chain connection device. US-2006163256-A1 2006 · HAWKINS MICHAEL R
A stainless steel attachment device made using a #6 stainless steel beaded chain and two #6 connectors to attach a coffee mug and travel mug lid to it's handle. This attachment device will keep the lid and the travel mug from …
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Leak proof coffee mug lid US-6659302-B2 2003
A leak proof coffee mug lid ( 20 ) is taught that utilizes a lid body ( 22 ) with a aperture ( 24 ) in the middle, which includes valve positioning indexing shoulders ( 26 ). The body has a number of outlet ports ( 28 ) for dispen…
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Cup lid with cooling spillover chamber US-6571973-B1 2003
A lid for a cup having a rim has a first component having a sip opening, the sip opening being located on the first component so as to be adjacent the rim of the cup when the lid is mounted on the cup. The lid further includes a s…
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Lid attachment means for travel mugs US-6085931-A 2000
The lid attachment means for travel mugs consists of a unit that is designed to overcome the loss of the lids for travel mugs. The lid attachment means consists of a length of string or other material that is looped through a flex…
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What this means for your idea

Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a spill proof travel mug lid been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Drinkware patents cluster around lids, seals, insulation and add-ons; the specific closure or accessory is usually the point of difference.

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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.