ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,601,497, issued on April 14, was assigned to Breeo LLC (Kinzers, Pa.).
"Fire pit support" was invented by Amos Alan Allgyer (Gordonville, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fire pit support is used between a fire pit and the underlying support surface. The fire pit support provides a heat shield that carries the fire pit above the underlying support surface while allowing air to circulate between the support surface and the heat shield. The fire pit support provides a raised lip about the perimeter of the heat shield to prevent the fire pit from unintentionally sliding off the edge of the fire pit support. The fire pit support include...