Abbey Fleck
Abigail (Abbey) M. Fleck is an American child inventor, born in St. Paul, Minnesota. She is known for her 1993 invention, Makin' Bacon, a microwavable bacon cooking plate. This device, which she created at the age of 8, is an inch-deep, dual compartment tray made of microwave-safe plastic, containing three T-shaped beams protruding up from the center.[1] Abbey and her father, Jonathan Fleck, founded the A. de F. Ltd. company to manufacture this product. In 1996 their "microwave cooking vessel" was granted a U.S. Patent.[2] Following an endorsement from Armour, Fleck embarked on a promotional tour of her product, which included appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Late Night with David Letterman, and two features on Dateline NBC.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ MIT.edu
- ^ "United States Patent: D386939". patft.uspto.gov. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Abbey Fleck Became a Millionaire Selling the Makin' Bacon Kitchen Tool".
Further reading
[edit]- Adams, Susan (13 February 2017). "After Selling Millions, Family-Run Makin Bacon Battles Amazon Counterfeiters". Forbes. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
External links
[edit]- MIT Inventor of the Week article
- Makin' Bacon product website
- Article from Lubbock NBC affiliate KCBD
- U.S. Patent Office entry
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