ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,745,778, issued on Sept. 29.
"Removable base for cake pan" was invented by Brian Murphy (Katonah, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A baking mechanism includes a base, an elongated shaft having opposite end portions, and a handle. The base defines a configuration and a surface area which are equivalent to the configuration and surface area of an inner bottom surface of a baking pan. The base also defines at least one through bore or aperture having internal threads. One end portion of the shaft is threadedly connected to the base by the internal threads. The handle is removable by removing the shaft from the base."
The patent was fil...