ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,249, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to DE'LONGHI BRAUN HOUSEHOLD GMBH (Neu-Isenburg, Germany).
"Kitchen appliance" was invented by Christof Kleemann (Neu-Isenburg, Germany), Daniel Lebsack (Neu-Isenburg, Germany), Christoph Eissengarthen (Neu-Isenburg, Germany), Johanna Schwinn (Neu-Isenburg, Germany) and Jara Freund (Neu-Isenburg, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device is disclosed for peeling foodstuffs, the device comprising a rotatable disc having a first friction surface; and a second, preferably friction, surface encircling the first friction surface. Other embodiments are also disclosed."
The patent was filed on Jun...