ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,623,830, issued on May 12, was assigned to COLD CHAIN TECHNOLOGIES LLC (Franklin, Mass.).

"System suitable for storing and/or transporting temperature-sensitive materials" was invented by James Nilsen (Ocean City, N.J.), Lucine Michelle Sabounjian (Wethersfield, Conn.), Mark Fontes (North Scituate, R.I.) and Ali Moghaddas (Westwood, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "System suitable for storing and/or transporting temperature-sensitive materials. In a preferred embodiment, the system may include a cooler made of expanded polystyrene foam. The cooler may include a base and a lid. The base may be a unitary structure that includes a cavity...