ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,207,766, issued on Jan. 28.
"Cutting apparatuses" was invented by Zachary Kevin Brandt (Copley, Ohio), Paul Andrew McMahon (Transfer, Pa.) and Ryan Christopher Maloney (Charlottesville, Va.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cutting apparatus having a ratcheting and non-ratcheting configuration for cutting food. The cutting apparatus includes a pair of handles with a cutting blade having a toothed portion and a non-toothed portion. In the ratcheting configuration, the cutting blade is held in position by a position holder, engaging the toothed portion of the cutting apparatus. In the non-ratcheting configuration, the position holder engage...