ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,685,408, issued on July 21, was assigned to Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH (Germany).

"Food processor and extractor module" was invented by Oliver Brech (Selm, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to food processors for preparing a food in a food preparation vessel by mixing, chopping and/or heating and to an extractor module for a food processor. A food processor for preparing a food in a food preparation vessel by mixing, chopping and/or heating comprises the food preparation vessel, an intake opening, a filter and a suction device with which fume from a food preparation in the food preparation vessel ...