ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,642,382, issued on June 2, was assigned to V-ZUG AG (Zug, Switzerland).

"Cooking device" was invented by Ulrich Frey (Obfelden, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cooking device, in particular a steam oven, includes a cooking cavity and a heating unit. The heating unit has a first and a second heating element capable to operate at different temperatures, and at least one fan. The cooking device is configured in such a manner that the fan collects air from the cooking cavity and conveys a first airflow towards the first heating element and a second airflow towards the second heating element. The first airflow passing the first he...