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Blue Quench® is a technology company on a mission: to make life better by making “ice cold” the new beverage standard. Using our patented RotoQuench Technology™,  we can rapidly cool beverages (you name it, from a 6-pack of beer to wine bottles and aluminum cans to 3 cases of your favorite soda) from 75 °F to ice cold. Anywhere. And in as little as 60 seconds.  

We develop products that allow our customers to say “hell no” to the days of cool...ish, tepid, mouthfuls of ...meh. And instead deliver ice freaking cold beverages to themselves, their guests and their customers. Every time. Because while life is full of compromises, enjoying a beverage at it’s optimal ice coldness, right here and now, shouldn’t be one of them.

 

Our Key Milestones 


1972

During a family reunion in Pennsylvania, John enjoys his first ice cold drink straight out of what is now considered an old fashioned Coke machine. He reaches into a tub filled with near-freezing water, hunts for a bottle, and pulls back a cold drink, along with a frozen arm.


1990

John buys and begins refurbishing an old-fashioned Coke machine. He wonders if he could come up with a better way to cool drinks just like the “old days” minus the cold arm.


2009

John starts working on a new process to cool beverages quickly involving physics and thermodynamics.


2012

First patent is issued.


2013-2015

Work continues on his patented cooling process, eliminating the need for complex mechanical components.


2016

Product development begins on a 12-pack version of qooler™ .


2018-2019

A qooler looks like, works like prototype is produced and goes through extensive testing. This version of qooler cools up to 6 cans ice cold in as little as 60 seconds using ice and water. No frozen arm necessary.


2021-2022

Qooler Model 6L prototype is produced. This version of qooler is a self-contained Qooler/ice-chest with RotoQuench(TM) technology built into the lid of the unit.  Cool up to 6 cans in as little as 60 seconds with the ice already in your cooler.  8 patents issued to date for Blue Quench technology.


2023

qooler, the 6-pack version, will be available for preorder soon.


 

Our Team

John Lauchnor | Founder & CEO

John has over 20 years experience in product development and manufacturing, robotic engineering, marketing, sales, purchasing and operations. He has held top positions including CEO at both public and private manufacturing companies. John has a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Clemson University and an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh’s Joseph M. Katz School of Business. He holds 9 patents in robotic engineering and cooling technology.

 Brian Pollack

Brian Pollack | Intellectual Property & Counsel

With 2 graduate degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and nearly 20 years of experience as an attorney, Brian is well versed in a wide variety of technical cross disciplines including physical sciences and bio-medical technologies applicable to the life sciences. His experience in both patent prosecution and patent litigation during his career allows him to craft patent applications that are successfully enforced.

Melissa Verzwyvelt 

Melissa Verzwyvelt | Marketing & Crowd Funding Strategist

 A Louisiana native and self-professed multi-tasking queen, Melissa has been in the marketing and PR industry for 16 years. She has worked at ad agencies in three states, handled public relations for a city and launched successful campaigns for local start-ups as well as global brands like Sherwin-Williams and Cessna Aircraft. Melissa received her psychology degree from Texas State University.

Product Insight 

Product Insight | Industrial Design & Product Engineering

Helping start-ups and established companies across a wide range of industries since 1991, Product Insight is the team behind the industrial design and product engineering of the Blue Quench qooler. Smart, beautiful and functional, don’t you agree?