US Patent Issued to SharkNinja Operating on April 22 for "Mixing vessel baffles for a drink maker" (Massachusetts, Rhode Island Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,279,629, issued on April 22, was assigned to SharkNinja Operating LLC (Needham, Mass.).

"Mixing vessel baffles for a drink maker" was invented by Michael Lerman (Providence, R.I.), Macrae Benziger (Dedham, Mass.), Alexander Mularski (Auburn, Mass.) and Vipul Mone (Brighton, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mixing vessel for a frozen drink maker is described. The mixing vessel includes a curved sidewall defining a substantially cylindrical vessel chamber therein. The vessel chamber includes a front, a rear, a right side, a left side, and a top. The mixing vessel also includes at least one internal baffle configured to control slush f...