ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,765,700, issued on Oct. 20.
"Adjustable insulated glass beverage wrap" was invented by Teresa Tompkins Merritt (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An insulated glass beverage wrap includes a sheet-like body having opposing ends that are connected by a top edge and a bottom edge. The body is made of an insulative material that can be stretched. The body has a first closure structure at one end of the wrap body and a second closure structure at the opposite, second end of the body. When the wrap is placed around a glass, the ends overlap, allowing the first and second closure structures to mate, thereby helping to retain ...