ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,495,921, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to YETI Coolers LLC (Austin, Texas).

"Bowl and method of forming a bowl" was invented by Kyle Ellison (Austin, Texas), Dustin R. Bullock (Austin, Texas) and Colin Darling (Austin, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bowl may include an outer body having a bottom configured to support the bowl on a surface, a circular foot removably affixed to the bottom by mechanical means, adhesive, or friction fit, an inner body wherein the inner body is connected to an upper edge of the outer body wherein the upper edge of the outer body is welded to the lip of the inner body, and an internal cavity wherein ...