ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,742,283, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to Cricut Inc. (South Jordan, Utah).
"Heat press" was invented by Grayson Stopp (San Francisco), Thomas Crisp (Cottonwood Heights, Utah), Lk Lin (Shenzen, China) and Carry Zhu (Xiamen, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heat press including a body, a heat plate, a handle, a cover, a control compartment and an insulation portion. The body includes a first end and a second end. The heat plate is located proximate the first end of the body and is configured to engage ironable materials. The handle is located proximate the second end of the body and is configured to withstand forces from a user....