ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,269,183, issued on April 8, was assigned to JAC S.A. (Liege, Belgium).
"Oblique bread slicer" was invented by Baudouin Van Cauwenberghe (Liege, Belgium).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bread slicer comprising a loading compartment (6) adjacent to the front side (2) which is connected to a receiving compartment (7) situated near the rear side (3) of the bread slicer, an access opening (8) for placing a loaf of bread (16) to be sliced in the loading compartment (6) by a user who is positioned in front of the front side (2), a cutting member to cut slices off the bread (16) as it is moved between said compartments (6,7), a support surface (...