US Patent Issued on April 8 for "Elevated colander" (Florida Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,268,336, issued on April 8.

"Elevated colander" was invented by Michael A Jones (North Port, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An elevated colander facilitates separating a mixture of solids and fluid while reducing risk of contamination of the solids from backsplash than traditional methods and devices. The colander may be placed into a larger receptacle (e.g., sink) from which fluid may be disposed, and a mixture of solids and fluids may be poured into the colander to isolate the solids from the fluids. Fluids entering the colander may escape through a plurality of holes in outer walls of the colander and spill into the larger recept...