ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,453,440, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Hamilton Beach Brands Inc. (Glen Allen, Va.).
"Self-cleaning frothing appliance" was invented by Kevin Leppert (Glen Allen, Va.), Dane Starr (Glen Allen, Va.), Patrick Mulvaney (Glen Allen, Va.) and Veronika McKenney (Glen Allen, Va.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automated self-cleaning frothing appliance includes: a housing having a base, a tower extending upwardly from the base, and a canopy extending from an upper portion of the tower above the base; a vessel mounted beneath the canopy, the vessel having an outlet at a lower end; a frothing tool extending from the canopy into the vessel;...