ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,520,972, issued on Jan. 13.

"Cutting board assembly with scrap mover" was invented by Domenic Belcastro (Shelby Township, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cutting board assembly includes a basin that defines a compartment. A cutting board overlies the basin. The cutting board defines a scrap opening for dispensing scraps from the cutting board into the compartment of the basin. A scrap mover is positioned in the compartment of the basin and is moveable relative to the basin for moving scraps inside the compartment to provide additional space for more scraps."

The patent was filed on June 27, 2023, under Application No. 18/214,950....