ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,734,721, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Whirlpool Corp. (Benton Harbor, Mich.).

"Pusher assembly for a food processor assembly" was invented by William Gregory Book (Grand Haven, Mich.), Benjamin Booth Edinger (Grand Haven, Mich.), Zachary Davidson Graves (Norton Shores, Mich.) and Michael A. Johnson (West Olive, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A food processor assembly includes a receptacle for receiving food therein, a lid configured to selectively cover the receptacle and having a chute for conveying food into the receptacle, and a pusher assembly configured to push food through the chute and into the receptacle. The pusher...