ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,175, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to DUKE MANUFACTURING Co. (St. Louis).

"Pan storage apparatus" was invented by Gregory G. Stettes (Pacific, Mo.), Douglas Michael Lewis (St. Charles, Mo.) and Alan B. Mosely Jr. (Belleville, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Pan storage apparatus, components thereof, and associated methods. A pan storage apparatus can include a housing including a pan support surface for supporting a pan. The pan storage apparatus can include cover support structure for supporting a cover to cover an open top of the pan when the pan is supported by the pan support surface. A variety of covers can be used, and/or...