US Patent Issued to Halilea Enterprises on April 14 for "Citrus peeler" (Colorado Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,264, issued on April 14, was assigned to Halilea Enterprises Inc. (Boulder, Colo.).

"Citrus peeler" was invented by Leona Grady (Boulder, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A citrus peeler is has properties to make removing a fruit's outer skin and pith easier for a user is implemented, in which the citrus peeler can be used with fruits like grapefruit, orange, etc. The citrus peeler has a handle and a neck extending from the handle. The neck is flattened relative to the handle and forms a plane. Extending substantially perpendicular from the neck's top surface is a channel knife for cutting the rind off of the fruit. The channel ...