Your answer's helpful, thank you.
Not completely certain if a patent is necessary to make your own skillet, so I *guess* it's possible that even without a patent for a skillet, you could produce them. Asking because they're one of the makers out there, but I've never ever seen a skillet by them. I've actually got the same question about Wood & Bishop, but with them I've seen gem pans and kettles, but no skillets.