ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,943, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. (Eindhoven, Netherlands).

"Blade set, hair cutting appliance, and related manufacturing method" was invented by Siegfried Sablatschan (Ferlach, Austria).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hair cutting appliance, a blade set for a hair cutting appliance, an integrally formed metal-plastic composite stationary blade for said blade set, and a method of manufacture are described. A stationary blade includes a first wall portion arranged to serve as a skin facing wall when in operation, and a second wall portion at least partially offset from the first wall portion, such that t...