ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,628,985, issued on May 19.
"Multi-functional grill" was invented by Tingqin Shi (Nanjing, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-functional grill comprises a supporting frame, stiffeners, wire mesh storage, grill main body, ashtray, supporting legs, wheels, side tables, top cover, chimney, rotating cap, charcoal doors, handles, rotating handles, barbecue grid, charcoal tray, U-shaped handle, thermometer, air vents, slider, fixation hook, fixed axis, warming rack. The invention has the following advantages compared to the prior art: the multiple storage locations allow grilled food to be placed directly for display, which is suitable...