ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,085, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Bacaruba LLC (Chicago).
"Buoyant freezable insulated drink holder" was invented by Alexander Carr (Chicago), Robert Pisani Jr. (Wallingford, Conn.) and Earl Winslow (Sayre, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A floating beverage holder designed to chill and maintain a cold beverage container in an upright position on water. The beverage holder includes an open cavity sized and shaped to accommodate a desired beverage container, or multiple beverage containers. A first sealed compartment substantially surrounds the cavity and includes a freezable material, such as water, refrigerant or a gel. A s...