ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,502,035, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to VITA-MIX MANAGEMENT Corp. (Olmsted Township, Ohio).
"Sound insulated blender base" was invented by David Kolar (Stow, Ohio), Casey Zale (Olmsted Township, Ohio) and Fred H. Mehlman (Brunswick, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A blending system includes a blender base. The blender base includes a housing. The housing defines a cavity. A motor is disposed within the cavity. An insulating material is disposed between the housing and the cavity. The insulating material defines air channels. The air channels are in fluid communication with a fan. The fan operates independent of the motor. The mot...