ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,595, issued on Aug. 26.
"Elevated rack device" was invented by Belinda Lynch (Westerville, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An elevated rack device for preparing food includes a base to which a plurality of uprights is attached. Each upright extends substantially perpendicularly from the base proximate to a first end of the base. A rack is attached to the plurality of uprights distal from the base and extends substantially colinearly with the base toward a second end of the base. A food item can be positioned on a top of the rack with surfaces of the food item being substantially accessible to a user and the food item being slidab...