ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,211, issued on May 6.
"Eggshell extraction implement" was invented by Chase Johns (Springville, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An eggshell extraction implement comprising two hingedly-connected working arms and a basket, wherein the basket is used to scoop eggshells (shell fragments) from egg material in a pan."
The patent was filed on Oct. 29, 2022, under Application No. 17/976,799.
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