ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,336,653, issued on June 24, was assigned to BREVILLE PTY Ltd. (Alexandria, Australia).

"Sous vide device" was invented by Gregory Upston (Alexandria, Australia), Vyvyan Rose (Alexandria, Australia) and Brendan Foxlee (Alexandria, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sous vide device (100) including an outer housing (104) within which there is located a heated tube (448) surrounding inner tubular wall (311), with the inner tubular wall (311) providing a first duct (461), and a second duct (462) being provided between the inner tubular wall and outer tubular wall with the first duct (461) and second duct (462) co-operating to provide...