ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,644,633, issued on June 2.

"System for high efficiency portable air cooling" was invented by Ryan Christopher Cramer (Atlanta).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable cooling apparatus or air conditioner for high efficiency air cooling. The apparatus has a case defining an interior volume. The interior volume contains a cooling substance such as cold water or ice, an intake port, and an exit port. A pathway is defined between the intake port and the exit port for air to pass through the case. The pathway may be defined by a pipe. Alternatively the cooling substance may be contained within one or more containers insertable into the case a...