ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,292,234, issued on May 6.

"Humidification and dehumidification process and apparatus for chilling beverages and other food products and process of manufacture" was invented by Michael Mark Anthony (Athens, Ala.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A novel self-cooling food product container apparatus (10) and a process for manufacturing the same is disclosed. A self-cooling food product container (20) combined with a substantive vapor transport system producing a humidification cooling process for cooling food and beverage products P. Methods of assembling and operating the apparatus (10) are also provided."

The patent was filed on June 27, 2...