ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,446,711, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to CARTER-HOFFMANN LLC (Mundelein, Ill.).
"Heated display cabinet" was invented by Kelly Michalko (Menominee, Mich.), Gwen Bialas (Mundelein, Ill.), Gabriel Palmisciano (Mundelein, Ill.) and Sreekanth Pushpala (Mundelein, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cabinet to hold and display a plurality of food items is provided. The cabinet includes a plurality of shelves that each include holding volumes that are accessible via an open front of the cabinet. The cabinet establishes a separate and dedicated air curtain across the opening into each holding volume and the temperature of the air forming e...