ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,256,866, issued on March 25, was assigned to The Violina Syndicate LLC (Long Beach, Calif.).

"Herb grinder with enhanced grinding features" was invented by Eitam Scharf (Paramount, Calif.) and Iftach Scharf (Rishon Lezion, Israel).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A grinder specially adapted for grinding herbs has a sheet with unique groove and hole patterns forming a grinding area. Although it is a manual grinder, the grinder does not require the use of cutting blades, making it much safer to use. The grinder is particularly suitable for grinding softer herbs."

The patent was filed on Oct. 7, 2020, under Application No. 17/065,407.

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