ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,650, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Mario's Backyard LLC (Attica, Mich.).
"Cooking rack" was invented by Steven Tokarz (Superior Township, Mich.), Mario Damico (Attica, Mich.) and Brennan Vaughn (Mattawan, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cooking rack according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other possible things, a top grate extending between a first end portion and a second end portion, a base extending between a first end portion and a second end portion, the base spaced apart from the top grate, a first support supporting the first end portion of the top grate with respect to the first end por...