US Patent Issued to YETI Coolers on May 12 for "Insulating container" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,623,828, issued on May 12, was assigned to YETI Coolers LLC (Austin, Texas).

"Insulating container" was invented by Matthew Shaffer Corbin (San Antonio), Chris Franks (Austin, Texas), Corey Levin (Austin, Texas), John Warren Dow (Austin, Texas) and Nicolai Marcel Luksza (Austin, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An insulating container having a base and a lid is provided. The lid may be rotatable about a hinge from a closed configuration to an open configuration and may be secured, via one or more latching devices, in the closed configuration. In some examples, the insulating container further includes a strap assembly with a convertib...