ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,050, issued on March 18, was assigned to Sunbeam Products Inc. (Atlanta).
"Blending blade" was invented by Jeff LePori (Hattiesburg, Miss.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved blade assembly is provided for use in a cooking appliance such as a blender or a food processor. The bottom blade portions of the blade assembly include a geometry that provides an angled, sharpened portion on wing portions that extend downwardly from the bottom blade. The bottom blade's geometry, including the sharpened portions, help rotate the material so that it is blended upwardly to help prevent food from getting stuck in the void below the bottom ...