ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,588,784, issued on March 31.
"Mixing utensil" was invented by Thomas J. Kowach (Torrance, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mixing tool is disclosed, comprising a handle portion with an elongated shape and a tool portion connected to one end of the handle. The tool portion features an outer frame with a loop shape and multiple elongated fins, each attached to the outer frame. These elongated fins have a first edge that extends along the length of a first side of each fin. The sides of the fin may be configured at an angle greater than 5deg and less than 90deg to the center plane. The design facilitates efficient mixing by enhancin...