ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,021, issued on April 29.
"Tendon extraction device and related techniques" was invented by Forrest Sell (Epsom, N.H.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tendon extraction device is disclosed. The device may include a gripping portion and an extracting portion. The gripping portion may be configured, in accordance with some embodiments, to securely grip a tendon of a piece or cut of raw meat. The extracting portion may be configured, in accordance with some embodiments, to extract (e.g., by cutting or stripping away) the tendon from the raw meat. Thus, a user may use the device to remove tendon(s) prior to cooking the meat in an easy and ...