ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,352,494, issued on July 8, was assigned to PackIt LLC (Agoura Hills, Calif.).
"Freezable insulated crate liner" was invented by Melissa Kieling (Agoura Hills, Calif.), Roland Ecarma (Northridge, Calif.) and Kenneth Arthur Gross (Porter Ranch, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The freezable insulated crate liner generally relates to devices and methods for transporting items, and more specifically relates to crate liners for use in delivering temperature-controlled items such as perishable food. The crate liners are insulated to maintain a temperature-controlled environment within the liner. The crate liners may also be collapsible to ...