ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,329, issued on May 27, was assigned to THE GREEN PET SHOP ENTERPRISES LLC (Deerfield, Ill.).

"Pressure activated recharging cooling platform" was invented by Gerard Prendergast (Chicago).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pressure activated recharging cooling platform for cooling an object is provided. The cooling platform comprises a temperature regulation layer, a support layer, and a channeled covering layer. The temperature regulation layer is adapted to hold a composition. The temperature regulation layer has a plurality of angled segments, wherein angled segments within a sealed perimeter of the temperature regulation layer are fo...