ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,635,831, issued on May 26, was assigned to DE'LONGHI BRAUN HOUSEHOLD GMBH (Neu-Isenburg, Germany).

"Food processing tool" was invented by Daniel Lebsack (Neu-Isenburg, Germany) and Pascal Wohlfahrt (Neu-Isenburg, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is provided an ice knife for a kitchen appliance, comprising two or more blades, said blades each comprising a main section arranged at the same height, the height being configured such that processed ice collects under the main section in use."

The patent was filed on April 23, 2021, under Application No. 17/920,144.

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