ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,595,914, issued on April 7, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).
"Griddle assembly and cooktop appliance" was invented by Paul Bryan Cadima (Crestwood, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A griddle assembly and a cooktop appliance having a gas burner are provided. The griddle assembly is positioned above the gas burner and configured to receive heat therefrom. The griddle assembly includes a frame at which a griddle is positioned. The griddle assembly includes a heat shield positioned adjacent to a bottom surface of the griddle. The heat shield is positioned over the gas burner and along a vertical directi...