ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,727,717, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH (Wuppertal, Germany).
"Container arrangement for a kitchen appliance" was invented by Nils Beckmann (Remscheid, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The application relates to container arrangement for a kitchen appliance including a food receiving element, and at least one lid, the lid is movable between a first and a second operating position, the lid includes at least one reading antenna connected to a first and a second lid contact, the lid includes at least one transponder positioned within range of the reading antenna, the food receiving element includes ...