ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,680,697, issued on July 14.

"Modified burn barrel assembly" was invented by Phil Grigsby (Milan, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modified burn barrel assembly for collecting and subsequently disposing of ashes from a burn barrel includes a burn barrel that is comprised of a fire resistant material thereby facilitating the burn barrel to contain burning fuel. The burn barrel has a bottom end that is open thereby facilitating ash to fall through the bottom end. A stand is positionable on a horizontal support surface and a plurality of support brackets is strategically arranged on the stand to facilitate the burn barrel to be stood up...