ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,690,599, issued on July 28.

"Food vacuum sealing cabinet" was invented by David Leinbach (Hudson, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A food vacuum sealing cabinet provides a system for storing multiple food items in a common vacuum environment to maintain freshness. The cabinet resembles a standard kitchen cabinet but incorporates vacuum technology to create vacuum conditions inside the cabinet when sealed. A vacuum pump, control circuit, and valve system allow users to create vacuum storage conditions with simple button controls and to release the vacuum when access to stored items is needed. The cabinet features connections for vacuum...