ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,507,832, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to E. Mishan & Sons Inc. (New York).
"Cookware with utensil retainer" was invented by Mohan Rajasekaran (Watertown, Conn.) and Steven Mishan (New York).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A set of range-top cookware has a vessel, a lid, and a utensil having a handle and a tool. The vessel has a utensil rest, a utensil slot and a pour spout formed in the rim of the vessel. The utensil is adapted to lay crosswise on the rim of the vessel, constrained by utensil rest and the utensil slot. The vessel has a handle which is not in line with the utensil rest, utensil slot, or pour spout. The lid has a rim with...