ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,352,446, issued on July 8, was assigned to ZLINE KITCHEN AND BATH (Reno, Nev.).

"Range hood assembly with wireless capabilities" was invented by Andrew Zuro (Reno, Nev.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A range hood assembly includes a hood stack with crown molding attached to and bordering a top end of the hood stack. A speaker assembly is located within the crown molding. A wireless communication device is connected to the speaker assembly for receiving digital input signals from wireless communication enabled digital devices for controlling the speaker assembly and other devices associated with the range hood assembly."

The patent was fi...