ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,167, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Zhejiang Bahe Kitchenware Co. Ltd. (Wuyi, China).

"Non-stick vessel and non-stick cooking utensil" was invented by Ke Wang (Wuyi, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A non-stick metal vessel and a non-stick cooking utensil. The non-stick metal vessel includes a body. An inner surface of the body is constructed to exhibit a micro-level roughened texture. The micro-level roughened texture is coated with a PVD multi-metal film. The PVD multi-metal film is configured to be capable of creating a low surface energy micro-nano porous oil-locking structure. This disclosure possesses commendable advantag...