US Patent Issued to Whirlpool on July 14 for "Multi-position blender" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,677,992, issued on July 14, was assigned to Whirlpool Corp. (Benton Harbor, Mich.).

"Multi-position blender" was invented by Brandon Wayne Cattes (Benton Harbor, Mich.), Kathryn Elizabeth D'Alessandro (Saint Joseph, Mich.), Timothy Eric Heater (Hartford, Mich.), Andrew John Leitert (Eau Claire, Mich.) and Jeremy Todd Wolters (Stevensville, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A blender includes a base. The blender further includes a sensor disposed in the base. The blender further includes a container selectively coupled with the base in a first rotational position and in a second rotational position. The container has an upper portion a...