ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,410,595, issued on Sept. 9.
"System and method for assembling and/or operating control switch in relation to waste disposer and in relation to alternative electric power sources" was invented by Jeffrey Ward (Kenosha, Wis.), Kelly T. Gamble (Waterford, Wis.) and Dane Hofmeister (Mount Pleasant, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Waste disposer systems and cover switch mechanisms for implementation in such systems, and related methods, are disclosed. In an example embodiment, a cover switch mechanism includes a cord, a body configured to be coupled to a top portion of a disposer, and connecting components. The connecting components incl...