ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,382,554, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to MIDEA GROUP Co. LTD. (Guangdong, China).
"Microwave cooking appliance with retracting power management" was invented by Daniel J. Trice (Louisville, Ky.), Brian Langness (Shelbyville, Ky.) and Eric Scalf (Louisville, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A microwave cooking appliance having power management. The appliance may include at least one cord positionable between at least one stowed position to at least one deployed position. The appliance may include one or more strain relief members stopping the deployment of the cord. The microwave cooking appliance may include a cord housing. The microw...