ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,410,919, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to BSH Hausgerate GmbH (Munich).

"Cooktop device" was invented by Patricia Gomez Bachiller (Saragossa, Spain), Oscar Gracia Campos (Saragossa, Spain), Damaso Martin Gomez (Saragossa, Spain), Pilar Perez Cabeza (Saragossa, Spain), Jesus Ricardo Ruiz Gracia (Movera, Spain) and Noelia Vela Pardos (Saragossa, Spain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hob device includes a plate unit including a plate main body, which has a plate side with an at least substantially smooth surface in a surface portion, a first layer unit arranged in a first sub-region of the surface portion and being at least substantiall...