US Patent Issued to Whirlpool on March 3 for "Countertop kitchen appliance system" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,292, issued on March 3, was assigned to Whirlpool Corp. (Benton Harbor, Mich.).

"Countertop kitchen appliance system" was invented by John W. McConnell (St. Joseph, Mich.), Brandon T. Mock (St. Joseph, Mich.) and Daniel P. Valenti (St. Joseph, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A countertop kitchen appliance system includes a countertop kitchen appliance and a charging platform. The countertop kitchen appliance includes a base having a motor disposed therein, a receptacle coupled to the base and configured to receive food therein, a rotatable tool disposed within the receptacle and operably coupled to the motor such that operation ...