ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,261, issued on April 14.

"Beverage flight cooler" was invented by Lisa S. Nelson (Irving, Texas) and Paul D. Nelson (Irving, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A beverage cooler assembly comprising a cooler case, a cooler lid coupled to an upper surface of the cooler case so as to define an internal volume, and a cooler pack located within the internal volume. The cooler case having one or more ribs along an upper surface to elevate the cooler pack. The cooler lid including a container aperture permitting access into the internal volume. The cooler pack having a recess aligned with the container aperture and configured to accept a...