ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,287,121, issued on April 29, was assigned to Igloo Products Corp. (Katy, Texas).
"Modular thermoelectric apparatus for use in multiple portable containers" was invented by Nicholas Dekeyser (Katy, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A thermoelectric module that is removable from a lid of a thermoelectric portable cooler. The modular thermoelectric apparatus includes a housing and a thermoelectric module disposed within the housing. The housing is coupled to a lower fan shroud with a warm air inlet and a cold air outlet. The housing is adapted to be removably coupled to a lid or a sidewall of a portable cooler."
The patent was filed on M...