ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,553, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Masterspas LLC (Fort Wayne, Ind.).
"Spa shell for a spa having thermally insulated sections" was invented by Nathan Coelho (Leo, Ind.), Melanie Harris (Fort Wayne, Ind.) and Nathaniel Kipfer (Fort Wayne, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spa shell for a spa includes a water holding compartment operative as a cold tub. The water holding compartment includes a floor wall, an equipment sidewall, and a floor connecting wall connecting the floor wall with the equipment sidewall. A non-slip laminate of thermally insulative material disposed on an exterior surface of each of the equipment sidewall...