ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,349,842, issued on July 8.
"Skimmer ladle" was invented by Al Saint (Daytona Beach, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ladle, for filtering a mixture containing debris, includes an outer bowl with outer holes and an upper edge, an inner bowl disposed within the outer bowl forming a gap therebetween and having ether inner holes or protrusions separated by grooves, disposed below the upper edge and above the outer holes. The inner bowl can be provided with pins fixed to the protrusions, while the outer bowl can be provided with L-shape notches each matching the corresponding pin. Alternatively, the inner bowl can be provided with pins fi...