ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,686,553, issued on July 21, was assigned to CALIFORNIA INNOVATIONS INC. (Canada).

"Folding container with cover" was invented by Rebecca Hansen (Scarborough, Canada) and Tommy Hawes (Toronto).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A soft sided insulated container assembly includes a first portion having an insulated, soft sided external wall structure, and a substantially rigid molded plastic frame that defines the opening of a receptacle of the soft-sided insulated main body of the container. The frame is removable from the main body. It has a rigid cover structure that includes a reinforcement member for engaging a land region of the molded fra...