ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,688, issued on Nov. 11.
"Drying rack device" was invented by Rita Kessell (Omak, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a novel drying rack device. The device is designed to save time and effort when cleaning and sterilizing instruments, cassettes, tools, and/or accessories. The device comprises a countertop drying rack that sits on a tray. The countertop drying rack comprises a plurality of compartments that can be round and/or flat, with a plurality of drain holes for air drying wet instruments. Further, the tray below the rack collects water runoff for safe disposal and to allow the instruments to ai...