ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,909, issued on March 31, was assigned to BRADSHAW HOME (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.).

"Stacking tray system and stackable cookware set" was invented by Tom Barber (Redondo Beach, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stacking system including a plurality of stacking trays, each stacking tray being configured to support a corresponding cookware is provided. Each stacking tray may include a bottom wall, a sidewall extending upward from the bottom wall, and a flange extending radially outward from an upper portion of the sidewall. A stackable cookware set having a plurality of stacking trays and a plurality of cookware is also provided....