US Patent Issued to Sunbeam Products on July 14 for "Lid for cooking appliance" (British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,677,987, issued on July 14, was assigned to Sunbeam Products Inc. (Atlanta).

"Lid for cooking appliance" was invented by Mark Skinner (Manchester, Great Britain) and Stewart Gordon (Cheadle, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention refers a kitchen appliance that includes a lid and a vessel. Handles associated with each of the lid and the vessel include electrical connectors (e.g., a plug, socket) so that when the lid is placed on the vessel, power is provided to the lid via the electrical connectors associated with the lid and vessel, respectively."

The patent was filed on Oct. 30, 2023, under Application No. ...