ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,592, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to UPCYCLE STANDS LLC (Knoxville, Tenn.).
"Food tray chafing stand with hinging legs" was invented by Daniel Daugherty (Knoxville, Tenn.), Jeff Roesmann (Knoxville, Tenn.), Glen Theusch (Knoxville, Tenn.), Jason Wiegand (Knoxville, Tenn.) and Albion Wisler (Knoxville, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various implementations include a food tray stand. The stand includes a body and two or more legs. The body has a first surface and a second surface opposite and spaced apart from the first surface. The first surface defines a tray opening extending to the second surface. The two or more legs are ...