US Patent Issued to YETI Coolers on Aug. 18 for "Containers and lids and methods of forming containers and lids" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,708,238, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to YETI Coolers LLC (Austin, Texas).

"Containers and lids and methods of forming containers and lids" was invented by Matthew Joseph Petrillo (Austin, Texas) and John Alan Tolman (Austin, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An insulating container can be configured to retain a volume of liquid, and include a first inner wall having a first end having an opening extending into an internal reservoir, and a second outer wall forming an outer shell. The opening can be sealed by a closure, the closure having an upper portion with a handle that has a circular curvature equal to the cylindrical portion ...