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Jay Sorensen is an American inventor and entrepreneur best known for inventing the coffee cup sleeve in 1991[1] and founding Java Jacket, a company manufacturing coffee cup sleeves, in 1993.[2]

Inventing the coffee cup sleeve

Sorensen had the idea first in 1989, when he was taking his daughter to school and burnt his fingers due to his coffee, forcing him to put the hot coffee on his lap.[1] He later invented it in 1991,[1]and patented it in 1995.[3]

Java Jacket

Sorensen formed Java Jacket in 1993 and it was an instant hit.[2]

Today, Java Jacket sells over one billion sleeves a year.[1]

Troubles with Starbucks

Starbucks had interest in the product from the beginning, but Sorensen did not accept the conditions of operating.[2]

So a patent war began between Java Jacket and Starbucks. Starbucks was eventually able to create a product like the Java Jacket.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Magazine, Smithsonian. "How the Coffee Cup Sleeve Was Invented". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  2. ^ a b c d "The Java Jacket Idea and Patent Wars". For Sale By Inventor. 2022-09-30. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  3. ^ "Patent". Patft.
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