ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,011, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, Ill.).

"Warewash machine with tray support system and associated rack track with a tray support" was invented by Steven H. Kramer (Osgood, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A warewash machine includes a housing at least in part defining a treatment chamber having an access opening, a hood mounted for movement between a closed position for washing and an open position for inlet and outlet of wares through the access opening, at least one nozzle for emitting liquid into the treatment chamber, and a rack track positioned within the treatment chamber for having a...