ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,662,181, issued on June 23, was assigned to David Santos (Ludlow, Mass.).

"Wheeled carrier incorporating ski travel" was invented by David Santos (Ludlow, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An item carrier includes a cooler or other container configured to store at least one item. The item carrier further includes a set of wheels rotatably attached to the container, and a pair of skis comprising a left-side ski and a right-side ski. A ski support assembly secures the pair of skis to the container and is operable to selectively reposition the pair of skis with respect to the container. By operating the ski support assembly, the item car...