ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,498,168, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to BSH Home Appliances Corp. (Irvine, Calif.) and BSH Hausgerate GmbH (Munich).

"Front loading can rack system for refrigeration appliances" was invented by Sarah Gluck Griswold (Powell, Tenn.), Samuel Harward (Knoxville, Tenn.) and Elena Rajan (Maryville, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A front loading can rack system for a refrigeration appliance can be provided for receiving, storing, and dispensing canned items. The front loading can rack system can include a top cover, which can be coupled with at least two walls of the front loading can rack system. The front loading can rack system can...