ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,342,968, issued on July 1.
"Whole body ice bath" was invented by Joshua Kalinowski (Casper, Wyo.), John Heisey (Casper, Wyo.), Luke Humphreys (Sidney, Neb.), William Branum (Kailua, Hawaii) and Evan Christian Solida (Grand Junction, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A whole body ice bath in the form of a tub and a pivotally attached cover having an integral step on an underside of the cover. A pair of wheels are disposed along a bottom rear end of the tub. A seat is situated inside of the tub along the rear wall of the tub. An inlet and an outlet are configured to be connected to a water chiller. The front wall, the rear wall, the firs...