ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,398,938, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Solo Brands LLC (Grapevine, Texas).

"Portable multi-function air conditioner with a lid-based fluid pump" was invented by John P. Brinkman (Abilene, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable multi-function air conditioner comprises a fluid pump disposed in a lid associated with an insulated reservoir configured to hold a liquid and ice, a heat exchanger configured to cool air flowing through the heat exchanger. A fan may be configured to move air across the heat exchanger and discharge the air through an outlet port associated with one of the reservoir or the lid. A power connection may b...