ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,342,957, issued on July 1, was assigned to Breville Pty Ltd. (Alexandria, Australia).
"Cooker heating belt" was invented by Vyvyan Rose (Alexandria, Australia) and David Gargiulo (Alexandria, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heater to heat a container within which food is to be cooked. The heater includes a flexible elongated base that is to at least partly surround the container periphery, so that the heater can be urged towards the periphery. A heating element is attached to the base of the container to enable the heating element to be in thermal contact with the periphery. An elongated power conduit is connected to the heatin...