ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,595,913, issued on April 7, was assigned to MIDEA GROUP Co. LTD. (Beijiao, China).

"Double oven with toaster and air fryer" was invented by Felix Conde Zelocuatecatl (Louisville, Ky.), Richard W. Cowan (Louisville, Ky.), Vern A. Neal (Louisville, Ky.), Jody Anne Swann (Prospect, Ky.) and Charles Cardwell II (Louisville, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cooking appliance is provided that includes a cooktop and a double oven. A first oven may be a standard radiant or convection oven. A second oven comprises a combined toaster-oven and air fryer. The combined toaster-oven and air fryer can include a heat source that is the same as or di...