ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,727,720, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to TURBO TRUSSER LLC (Canton, Ohio).

"Cookware system suitable for cooking, smoking and/or baking" was invented by Kirk W. Hyust (Canton, Ohio) and Brian Halasinski (Canton, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Cookware system suitable for cooking, smoking and/or baking food in or on a cooking device. The cookware system includes a tray having a food cooking surface. A handle is integrally connected to the tray that can be utilized to manipulate the tray when the handle is at ambient room temperatures. The handle includes a slot which accepts a serving utensil having a handle and an implement for m...