ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,369,754, issued on July 29, was assigned to Whirlpool Corp. (Benton Harbor, Mich.).
"Mixing bowl assembly" was invented by Brandon Tyler Mock (St. Joseph, Mich.), John Jay Myers (Saugatuck, Mich.) and Katie Remaly (St. Joseph, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mixing bowl assembly includes a bowl. A lid is removably coupled to the bowl and includes an outer circumferential frame and an inner circumferential lip. The lid defines a depressed support surface. A planar wooden trivet has a perimeter rim configured to engage the depressed support surface of the lid. A dome is removably coupled to the perimeter rim of the planar wooden tri...