ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,426,742, issued on Sept. 30.
"Hand-held multi-purpose kitchen tool" was invented by Michael Swilley (Menlo, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Implementations of a hand-held multi-purpose kitchen tool comprise a handle for holding and using the hand-held multi-purpose kitchen tool and a body comprising a plurality of surfaces and features configured to prepare food and to protect a user's hand while preparing food. In some implementations, a method for using the hand-held multi-purpose kitchen tool comprises holding the hand-held multi-purpose kitchen tool with the handle and using one or more of the surfaces and features of the hand-he...