ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,533, issued on Oct. 14.
"Fire-tending tool" was invented by Leonard Quintavalla (Maiden, N.C.) and William Fitzner (Maiden, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The fire-tending tool is a tool. The fire-tending tool is adapted for use with a combustion reaction. The fire-tending tool is configured for use in controlling a combustion reaction. The fire-tending tool aligns and arranges the solid phase reactants and solid phase products of the combustion reaction. The fire-tending tool comprises a handle structure, a rake structure, and a poker structure. The rake structure and the poker structure attach to the handle structure."
The pa...