ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,212, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Spectrum Brands Inc. (Middleton, Wis.).

"Electric grooming appliance including magnetic coupling system" was invented by Paul Anthony Schneider (Madison, Wis.), Richard Kirk Maguire (Middleton, Wis.) and Timin Musallam (Middleton, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A handheld grooming appliance includes a housing defining a handle, a head, and an interior space. The handheld grooming appliance further includes a grooming device operatively connected to a motor and supported by the head of the housing. The handheld grooming appliance also includes a magnetic coupling system configured to releas...