ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,318,025, issued on June 3, was assigned to Bote LLC (Miramar Beach, Fla.).
"Magnetic connection apparatus" was invented by Corey Cooper (Destin, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Two articles, such as a cooler and an article of drinkware, are magnetically coupled to each other by interaction of a magnet disposed in a patch, which is adhesively bonded to the cooler, and a ferrous metal element disposed in the article of drinkware. The patch includes shell made of plastic material, and an adhesive layer is activated by removing a peel and stick sheet. Two patches can be provided, one with a magnet and one with a ferrous metal element, in ...