ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,704,308, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Solo Brands LLC (Grapevine, Texas).
"Portable multi-function air conditioner with a lid-based fluid pump" was invented by John P. Brinkman (Abilene, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable air conditioner comprises a cooler, a first opening associated with the cooler, a second opening associated with the cooler, a heat exchanger, at least one pump, a fan, and a power supply. The portable air conditioner further comprises a control panel operable to selectively actuate the fan and the at least one pump to a) operate in a first mode of operation to intake the air through the first opening...