ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,538,993, issued on Feb. 3.

"Interchangeable utensil assembly" was invented by Mark A. Prickett (Madison, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A utensil assembly is provided for performing various food preparation tasks. The utensil assembly includes a handle and one or more utensils selectively interchangeable with the handle. The handle includes a first support and a second support pivotable relative to the first support between a closed position and an open position. Each of the one or more utensils include a utensil portion and a coupling portion extending from the utensil portion. The coupling portion is selectively couplable with one ...