ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,715,637, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Ningbo Kedly Appliance Industry Co. Ltd. (China).

"Vacuum sealer" was invented by Zhihe Hu (Ningbo, China) and Wei Hu (Ningbo, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a vacuum sealer, comprising a base and a cover, the cover being movably hinged to a rear edge of the base, the base being configured with a vacuum pump, a control circuit board, and a power cord, wherein the vacuum pump is electrically connected to the control circuit board; an upper vacuum chamber and a lower vacuum chamber, wherein the upper vacuum chamber corresponds to the lower vacuum chamber to form a heat-seal area...