ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,484,733, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Whirlpool Corp. (Benton Harbor, Mich.).
"Deployable grill" was invented by Vinit Vijay Bhavthankar (Pune, India), Nilesh Chhotu Jadhav (Pune, India) and Binesh Raj Pillai (Navi Mumbai, India).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A deployable grill including a support frame having a support member operable between a stowed position and a deployed position. First and second brackets outwardly extend from the support member and are spaced-apart from one another to define a receiving area therebetween. A heating element is disposed on the support member adjacent to the receiving area. At least one spit rod ...