ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,662, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Automation Tech LLC (Elgin, Ill.).
"Modular cooking appliance having a user interface" was invented by Philip R. McKee (Dallas) and James K. Pool III (Frisco, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular cooking apparatus includes a housing having a first interchangeable cooking module, a second interchangeable cooking module, and a single power connection for receiving electrical power from a wall outlet. The first interchangeable cooking module contains a first oven, and the second interchangeable cooking module contains a second oven. The second oven is a different oven type from the first...