ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,628,559, issued on May 12, was assigned to Ashlyn Wiesepape (Pearland, Texas).

"Thermoelectric chargers embedded in thermally insulated containers and methods of charging electronic devices using the same" was invented by Ashlyn Lee Wiesepape (Pearland, Texas) and Nicole Lee Stackhouse (Pearland, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides a thermoelectric charger that includes at least one thermoelectric generator embedded within at least one surface of a thermally insulated container as well as methods for using the same. A benefit of the thermoelectric charger can be providing a portable power source for remote...