ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,288, issued on March 3.
"Universal device for heat treating food products" was invented by Ivan Ulinich (Odesa, Ukraine).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for cooking food products by heat treatment comprises a housing and also a hinged lid connected to said housing by means of universal pivotable fastening devices. Electric heating elements are mounted inside the housing and on the inner side of the hinged lid, and control panels for controlling the electric heating elements are disposed on a lateral side of the housing and on the hinged lid. The device can contain two hinged lids which can be lifted away from the housing simul...