ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,313, issued on June 17, was assigned to BRETON SPA (Castello di Godego, Italy).
"Countertop with induction hob" was invented by Luca Toncelli (Bassano del Grappa, Italy), Mauro Bettiol (Giavera del Montello, Italy), Angelo Doni (Selvazzano Dentro, Italy), Marcello Zerbetto (Padua, Italy), Francesco Giannini (Fonte, Italy) and Fabrizio Dughiero (Padua, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A countertop (1) for kitchen furniture comprising a hob (12) with at least one magnetic inductor (14) designed to be used for cooking food and located underneath at least one cooking area (16) of said hob (12), said hob (12) further comprising at lea...