ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,629,694, issued on May 19.
"Portable cooking system and apparatus for panning for gold" was invented by James Scott Obenauer (Billings, Mont.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable cooking system and apparatus for panning gold including a base member with a V-shaped trough having two ledges and a supporting member disposed on each end; a fire box that fits within the V-shaped trough; a steamer basket that fits within the base member with ledges extending along the top sides of the steamer basket; a grill top that is configured to rest on top of the ledges of the steamer basket and/or base member; and a cover with a handles. The ledges ...