ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,745,879, issued on Sept. 29.

"Worksurface and/or sink devices" was invented by Steven Jerome Caruso (Antioch, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Structures and methods of manipulating various food preparation items or utensils in conjunction with counter-tops, work-surfaces and sinks have been disclosed. The structures enable food preparation items or utensils to traverse over a sink, and/or beyond a sink, and enable food preparation items or utensils to be used with sinks not currently equipped to do so."

The patent was filed on March 2, 2024, under Application No. 18/593,888.

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