ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,318,745, issued on June 3, was assigned to Hamilton Beach Brands Inc. (Glen Allen, Va.).

"Food processor with cleaning accessory and methods of using same" was invented by Koen Aidan Ambrose (Glen Allen, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus and method of cleaning a food processor including providing a food processor base that includes a rotary power driver having a rotatable shaft. A bowl is mounted on the base. A food processing blade attached to the shaft within the bowl. A cleaning accessory is placed in the bowl above the food processing blade. A cleaning fluid is introduced into the bowl, and the food processing blade with...