ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,402,753, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to WELBILT UK Ltd. (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Great Britain).
"Paddle-operated panini press within an oven cavity" was invented by Matthew David Underwood (England, Great Britain) and Adam Sajjad (Slough, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A grilling apparatus for use in a cooking chamber of an oven, wherein the apparatus comprises: a panini press which comprises: an upper grill comprising a pair of oppositely disposed downwardly facing first guide rails; a lower grill comprising a pair of oppositely disposed upwardly facing guide surfaces; wherein the upper grill is reciprocally movable in a...