ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,487,028, issued on Dec. 2.
"Beverage cooler with automatic dispenser" was invented by Benjamin Rizzo II (Belleair, Fla.) and Bennett Rizzo (Belleair, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cooler assembly includes an insulted main container and a pump assembly configured to pump contents of the main container through a tube to a spigot. An electronic control board includes a pressure-sensing switch that senses pressure differentials or fluid movement when the spigot is opened and closed, causing a triggering event. Triggering events are used to activate and deactivate the pump to dispense fluid from the main container."
The patent was fil...