ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,336,668, issued on June 24, was assigned to VITA-MIX MANAGEMENT Corp. (Olmsted Township, Ohio).
"Blending system" was invented by Richard Boozer (Wakeman, Ohio) and Stephen Rukavina (Rocky River, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A blending system is shown and described herein. The blending system may include a base including a motor, a blade assembly selectively and operably engaged with the base, where the motor drives the blade assembly, and a container having a cavity. The container includes a flute protruding from an inner surface. An exaggerated flute may extend closer to the blade assembly than the flute."
The patent was filed ...