Patent ID: 11930956
Assignee: ALL-CLAD METALCRAFTERS, L.L.C.
Field: Surface technology, coating (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. Cookware made from a bonded multi-layer blank assembly, the cookware comprising:
a first metal layer;
a second metal layer having a cavity with a plurality of spaced-apart posts protruding from a bottom surface of the cavity, the second metal layer made of aluminum;
a perforated graphite layer having a thickness of at least 0.010 in. (0.254 mm) and a plurality of spaced-apart holes formed therethrough; and
a third metal layer,
wherein the perforated graphite layer is positioned within the cavity of the second metal layer such that the plurality of spaced-apart posts extend through the plurality of spaced-apart holes,
wherein the second metal layer is metallurgically bonded to the first metal layer at least via the plurality of spaced-apart posts, and
wherein the third metal layer is metallurgically bonded to a planar side of the second metal layer opposite the cavity.