ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,534,285, issued on Jan. 27.

"Double canned insulated can koozie" was invented by Andrew Beier (Hermantown, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rigid plural beverage can holder has an internal spring to advance contained beverage cans upward to a selectively removable can shoulder ring. The can shoulder ring retains the top most beverage can top exposed while securing the beverage can within the can holder, thereby enabling a person to drink directly from the top of the top-most can. The can shoulder ring is selectively removable from the beverage can holder to permit beverage cans to be selectively inserted into and removed from the b...