US Patent Issued on June 24 for "Liquid-removing press for canned goods" (Virginia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,336,665, issued on June 24.

"Liquid-removing press for canned goods" was invented by Leslie Young (Williamsburg, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The liquid-removing press for canned goods includes a can opener mechanism, a can piercing mechanism, a presser mechanism, an enclosure, and a top portion. The liquid-removing press for canned goods may be a kitchen appliance that may be operable to open a can of food and to press fluid out of the can. When activated, the can opener mechanism may separate a lid of the can held within the enclosure, the can piercing mechanism may pierce the bottom of the can in order to create a drainage hole,...