ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,274,398, issued on April 15, was assigned to Meyer Intellectual Properties Ltd. (Virgin Islands).
"Cookware vessel with removable handle" was invented by Hing Fai Chan (San Ramon, Calif.) and Stanley Kin Sui Cheng (Hillsborough, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to one example, a cookware vessel includes a bracket attached to an exterior of a vessel, and a detachable handle. The bracket has upper and lower partial geometric surfaces. The handle includes a grip portion, a coupling, an actuator, and a spring. The coupling has a channel configured to surround at least a portion of the upper partial geometric surface. The actuat...