US Patent Issued to YETI Coolers on Feb. 18 for "Closure and lid and method of forming closure and lid" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,227,341, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to YETI Coolers LLC (Austin, Texas).

"Closure and lid and method of forming closure and lid" was invented by Cody Jinkins (Austin, Texas), Andy Bondhus (Austin, Texas), Mark Carlson Rane (Austin, Texas), Dustin Bullock (Austin, Texas) and John Fritz (Austin, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An example lid assembly can include a lid and a slider. The lid can include a wall defining a recess. The slider can be configured to slide in the recess and can be configured to move between a closed position where the slider covers the opening to aid in preventing spilling of contents of the container, an...