ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,448,266, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Zhuhai Kelitong Electronic Co. Ltd. (Zhuhai, China).

"Can opener" was invented by Xiaoxian Song (Zhuhai, China), Jiyuan Xiang (Zhuhai, China) and Ruiping Wang (Zhuhai, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Can opener includes a shell, power mechanism, transmission mechanism, and cutting mechanism. The transmission mechanism includes a main drive gear, eccentric disc, and movable block. The main drive gear and eccentric disc are coaxially arranged, and the surface of the main drive gear facing the eccentric disc is provided with a linkage groove. The movable block is arranged on the eccentric dis...