ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,670,780, issued on June 30.

"Remote cooking systems and methods" was invented by Christopher J. Allen Sr. (West Hartford, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A remote temperature monitoring system includes a first unit operatively connected to one or more temperature sensors for sensing the temperature of one or more materials or food items being cooked or heated. The first unit transmits the sensed temperature to a second unit that is located remotely from the first unit during heating. The second unit is programmable with the desired temperature and/or heating parameters of the item. By monitoring the temperature status of the item ov...