ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,577,031, issued on March 17, was assigned to Igloo Products Corp. (Katy, Texas).
"Biodegradable cooler" was invented by Vasanthi Iyer (Katy, Texas), John Maldonado (Katy, Texas) and Roque Barros (Katy, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A biodegradable cooler includes an outer shell that includes a base; support walls coupled to the base, roof sections extending from the support walls. The base, the support walls, and the roof sections define a cavity of the outer shell. The outer shell further includes handle sections extending from the roof sections. The handle sections are attached to each other when the outer shell is closed. The ...