Patent 7370788 was granted and assigned to Kao Corporation on May, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A molded article (10) made predominantly of pulp and comprising a bottom portion (13) and a body portion (12), wherein the angle θ between the outer surface of a side wall of the body portion (12) and the ground contact plane (B) of the bottom portion (13) is 85° or greater, and the height of the body portion (12) is 50 mm or more.