ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,336,666, issued on June 24, was assigned to Spectrum Brands Inc. (Middleton, Wis.).
"Food preparation appliance for use with a remote communication device" was invented by Rolando Antonio Cavazos Jimenez (Middleton, Wis.), Joseph V. Krebs (Madison, Wis.), James Stuart Saunders (Fitchburg, Wis.) and Emily Van Haren (Fitchburg, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "One example food preparation appliance includes a base having a motor and an adaptor, a weight sensor coupled to the adaptor, and a communication component. The adaptor is configured to support a food preparation accessory. The weight sensor is configured to detect a weight applie...