ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,175, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).

"Systems for stand mixer bowl lifting" was invented by Mason Hawkins (Louisville, Ky.), Matthew R. Hunter (Louisville, Ky.), Danister Abeygunawardana (Jeffersonville, Ind.), Tomas Garces (Louisville, Ky.) and Eric Matthew Lewis (Louisville, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stand mixer includes a base and a support column attached to the base, extending upwardly from the base. A bowl lift framework extends outwardly from the support column. The bowl lift framework includes at least one lift arm. The lift arm is pivotable relative to the sup...