US Patent Issued to YETI Coolers on Oct. 7 for "Container and lid" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,434,897, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to YETI Coolers LLC (Austin, Texas).

"Container and lid" was invented by Mark Carlson Rane (Austin, Texas), Andrew J. Winterhalter (Austin, Texas), Edward Naguit Abante (Austin, Texas), Desiree Hunter (Austin, Texas), Robert Throop (Austin, Texas) and Elizaveta Morris (Austin, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An insulated container having a canister can be sealed by a lid structure. The lid structure can be a multi-part insulated lid. The lid can include a vent configured to vent air from inside the canister. In addition, the container may be part of a container kit or container system where one...