ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,585, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Hamilton Beach Brands Inc. (Glen Allen, Va.).
"Sanitizing appliance" was invented by Brandon Sung-Hwan Song (Glen Allen, Va.), Michael Garman (Stafford, Va.), Julie Bray (Richmond, Va.) and Paul M Blankenship (Glen Allen, Va.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sanitizing appliance includes: a base having a reservoir and a heating unit positioned to heat the reservoir; an extendable rack mounted to the base, the rack moveable between raised and lowered positions; and a cover comprising lower and upper cover sections. In a first enlarged mode, the lower cover section is interposed between the upper...