ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,064, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Gizmatic LLC (Oxon Hill, Md.).
"Multi-ply cookware with carbon steel cooking surface layer" was invented by William Vatis (Alexandria, Va.) and Katie Kearns (Alexandria, Va.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Multi-ply cookware that is durable and corrosion resistant while also providing better heat distribution and a seasonable cooking surface is disclosed. The multi-ply cookware may include a body and a handle secured to the body. The body may include a cooking surface layer, one or more thermal layers disposed below the cooking surface layer, and a protective layer disposed below the thermal lay...