US Patent Issued on April 1 for "Multi-functional utensil with temperature sensing and digital interactive features" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,262,826, issued on April 1.

"Multi-functional utensil with temperature sensing and digital interactive features" was invented by Joseph Ailanti LaMothe (Livonia, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multifunctional device may include tongs having a first arm and a second arm pivotally connected at a hinge, each arm terminating in a tong end. A multifunctional utensil may include a thermometer comprising a temperature probe and a digital display. A multifunctional utensil may include a thermometer cradle affixed to the device configured to receive the thermometer. A multifunctional utensil may include the thermometer cradle optionally i...