ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,515, issued on Jan. 20.

"Thermal beverage sleeve" was invented by Christopher David Gourlay (Woodland Hills, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A thermal beverage sleeve for keeping beverages cold is disclosed. The thermal beverage sleeve comprises a substantially cylindrical main body having open first and second ends with a central opening passing therebetween, and a substantially circular bottom configured to be slidably received and held within the first end. The cylindrical main body comprises an outer layer, a first pouch, a second pouch, and an inner layer. The outer layer forms the exterior surface of the cylindrical main ...