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The idea of a rapid beverage cooler was born in the summer of 1992
as Greg Loibl completed his undergraduate studies from the Cooper
Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. To fulfill his chemical
engineering masters thesis, Greg Loibl designed, built and tested
a prototype device that proved a beverage in a standard 12 ounce
aluminum can could be chilled from room temperature (25C or 77F)
to drinking temperature (5C or 40F) in under 45 seconds. It takes
approximately three minutes to chill a beverage in a 12 ounce bottle
with Loibl’s prototype. In contrast, it takes several hours
to chill a beverage in a refrigerator and an hour in a freezer.
The process (The Cooper Cooling Process™) is protected by
patent number 5,505,054. The patent was filed in August, 1994 and
issued on April 9th, 1996. The inventors are Greg Loibl, and his
co-advisors, Irv Brazinsky and George Sidebotham, both tenured Cooper
Union faculty members.
Revolutionary Cooling Systems, Inc. was founded in October 1996
by Greg Loibl and George Sidebotham. Since then, the development
of the beverage cooler has utilized many ambitious Cooper Union
students. The students work on the project to earn credit towards
their degree. They have made contributions in; 1) research, 2) engineering
and design, 3) quality testing.
The Company’s first product utilizing The Cooper Cooling Process™
is the Cooper Cooler™, a household electric appliance. The
name Cooper Cooler was chosen as a dedication to the institution
and the inspiration of Peter Cooper, the founder of Cooper Union.
To learn more about Cooper Union and its founder, please visit www.cooper.edu.
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