ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,453,945, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Vita-Mix Management Corp. (Olmsted Township, Ohio).
"Whipping blade" was invented by Richard Boozer (Wakeman, Ohio), Stephen Hosey (North Olmsted, Ohio), Stephen Rukavina (Rocky River, Ohio) and Corey Walker (Olmsted Falls, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A blade assembly for a blending system is shown and described. The blade assembly may include apertures formed through a body. The body may include paddles extending from the body. The blade assembly may be rotated to force a fluid through the apertures. The fluid may be frothed by the apertures."
The patent was filed on Dec. 6, 2021, und...