ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,446,729, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Kenyon International Inc. (Clinton, Conn.).
"Multi-layer cooking lid" was invented by Michael Reischmann (Eustis, Fla.), Phillip Williams (Clinton, Conn.), Jon Mosey (Westbrook, Conn.), Max Caro (East Haven, Conn.) and Scott Schneider (East Lyme, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cooping appliance which has a multi-layer lid, the lid preferably includes three spaced layers and venting between the outer and middle layers such that the outer most layer remains cooler to the touch compared to prior art grills. The lid preferably can comprise materials of relatively low melting points or burni...