ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,226,052, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to Aladdin Temp-Rite LLP (Hendersonville, Tenn.).
"Induction-based heat retentive server" was invented by Rodger D. Crocker (Hendersonville, Tenn.), David R. Gordon (Nashville, Tenn.), R. Kevin Ray (Gallatin, Tenn.), Timothy D. Altizer (Hendersonville, Tenn.), Matthew J. McCartney (Madison, Tenn.), Martin A. Rothschild (Hendersonville, Tenn.) and Phillip H. Scruggs (Brentwood, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heat retentive server includes a chamber defined between an upper shell and a lower shell that are connected to one another. An induction-heatable member is positioned in the chamber, a...