ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,543,889, issued on Feb. 10.

"Transversely-loadable rotisserie baskets for grills" was invented by Christian Hyde (Schaumburg, Ill.), Daniel Ramirez (Des Plaines, Ill.), Robert Farmer (Naperville, Ill.), Romualdo Sonny Siazon (Woodstock, Ill.), Brian C. Donnelly (Naperville, Ill.), Cassandra A.S. McVey (Palatine, Ill.), Shannon Ella Cerny (Aurora, Ill.) and Michelle Stohl (Glenview, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Example transversely-loadable rotisserie baskets are disclosed. An example rotisserie basket includes a base and a lid coupled to the base. The lid is movable relative to the base between an open position and a closed positi...