ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,432,823, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to WHIRLPOOL Corp. (Benton Harbor, Mich.).
"Electric cooktop assembly" was invented by Binesh R. Pillai (Navi Mumbai, India) and Edward Benjamin Standen (St. Joseph, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cooktop assembly includes a cooktop support with side frame members, a first support bracket, and a second support bracket. A glass cooktop is coupled to the cooktop support such that the lateral edges of the glass cooktop cover substantially all of the side frame members, giving the appearance of the glass cooktop extending to the edges of the cooktop assembly. The glass cooktop couples to the...