ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,426,741, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to MIDEA GROUP Co. LTD. (Guangdong, China).
"Method and apparatus for a tamper" was invented by Clayton James O'Donoghue (Shelbyville, Ky.) and Paul R. Staun (Sharonville, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tamper for an appliance. The tamper may include one or more tamping cycles. The tamper may include a motor. The tamper may include one or more mixing mechanisms. The mixing mechanism may be a vibration mechanism. The mixing mechanism may be a blade mechanism. The tamper may include a motion limiter. The tamper may include one or more locking mechanisms releasably engaging the blender. The ...