ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,371,243, issued on July 29, was assigned to Igloo Products Corp. (Katy, Texas).
"Insulated container" was invented by Vernon A. Harrison Jr. (Sealy, Texas), John Maldonado (Katy, Texas), James McKenrick (Katy, Texas) and Ninh Pham (Katy, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Present embodiments relate to a container, such as an insulated container, or cooler. More specifically, but without limitation, the present embodiments relate to a container with a telescoping handle, a bailing handle, and a roller wheel assembly for multiple transport options."
The patent was filed on Feb. 10, 2022, under Application No. 17/668,767.
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