ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,294,778, issued on May 6, was assigned to RZP Holdings Inc. (Des Peres, Mo.).
"Electronic visual food probe" was invented by Douglas D Churovich (Des Peres, Mo.) and Jeffrey D. Marsh (Foristell, Mo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic visual food probe for insertion into and viewing of the interior of a body of food. The distal end of the stem has one or more openings that collectively allow light into and out of the cavity, the opening(s) exhibiting a degree of radial displacement. A light source in the stem illuminates the interior of the food exposed to the opening. An electronic image sensor receives the light reflected from...