US Patent Issued on Feb. 4 for "Dual-mode moo ka ta-style cookware with removable cooking/grilling surface" (New York, New Jersey Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,213,624, issued on Feb. 4.

"Dual-mode moo ka ta-style cookware with removable cooking/grilling surface" was invented by Raweewan Chen (Wood Ridge, N.J.), Kritikar Savaphapsakul (Jackson Heights, N.Y.) and Trang Thongna (Elmhurst, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A moo ka ta-style grill pan includes an outer perimetrical wall, an inner wall, and a bottom surface connecting the outer wall and the inner wall. The bottom surface, outer wall, and inner wall form a reservoir adapted to hold soup, broth, or a similar hot liquid. A central grilling area is provided, surrounded at least partially by the reservoir; the central grilling area incl...