ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,318,030, issued on June 3.

"Integrated kitchen apparatus for food preparation and food service delivery" was invented by Emmanuel S. Eneyo (Tomball, Texas) and Grace E. Eneyo (Tomball, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A steaming plate having an array of apertures and an array of vents positioned and distributed individually between the array of apertures. The steaming plate has a surface section, an interior section, and an exterior section. A first leg coupled to the interior section and to the exterior section. A second leg coupled to the interior section and to the exterior section. A third leg coupled to the interior section and t...