Quest for heat: Garfield man launches cup-warming sleeve

At a stop for coffee on a drive from Seattle to Durango, Colo. before Christmas 2002, Cody Lord and his brother got to talking.

Why wasn’t there a better way to keep a cup of coffee from getting cold too soon?

The question led to a discussion in the car, which led to a 10-year effort, which led to last week.

Lord, the Clerk-Treasurer for the town of Garfield, and his half-brother Andy Hamm are two of three partners in HLC Efficiency Products, LLC, which last week debuted its licensed product, the “Cozy Cup,” at the online sites for Brookstone, Walgreens, Wal-Mart, CVS, Rite Aid and Staples.

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