ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,751,575, issued on Oct. 6.

"Fuel grate for a grill" was invented by Shavit Yekutiely (Ramat Hasharon, Israel) and Maya More (Ramat Hasharon, Israel).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fuel grate for a grill is disclosed. The fuel grate may include: a solid fuel support grate, configured to fit into an internal cavity of the grill; and at least one fuel ignition surface, configured to be placed at a predetermined distance from the solid fuel support grate in the internal cavity of the grill, wherein the distance is determined as to allow placing combustible fire starter in an amount sufficient for igniting a solid fuel."

The patent was filed...