ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,745,865, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Suncast Technologies LLC (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.).
"Beverage service station and bar" was invented by Stephen Whitehead (Elgin, Ill.), Robert Kopp (Elburn, Ill.) and Torrence Anderson (Overland Park, Kan.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The device involves a beverage station and bar. The beverage station and bar is constructed from lightweight blow molded panels secured to a metal frame. This construction provides a structure that can be shipped to homes and assembled on site.Ballast containers that utilize locally sourced ballast material are securable within the base of the beverage statio...