ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,487,020, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to FRIO UK Ltd. (Pembrokeshire, Great Britain).

"Portable cooling unit and a portable storage unit" was invented by Christopher Wolsey (Pembrokeshire, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable cooling unit for cooling and insulating a vessel. The unit has a thermally insulating envelope that includes a breathable reflective layer, a breathable waterproof layer and an opening for accessing the vessel. A cooling envelope that is arranged to cool and house the thermally insulating envelope and the vessel. The cooling envelope has two water-permeable layers and an opening for accessing the...