ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,069, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to Grill Hoodie LLC (Palm Desert, Calif.).

"Grill cover assembly" was invented by Eugene Jules Pressman (Palm Desert, Calif.) and Ryan Keil (Layton, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to an assembly configured to cover a barbecue grill, including a cover including an upper section and a lower section, wherein the upper section is configured to selectively cover and uncover a hood of the barbecue grill, wherein an inner surface of the upper section includes a loop; a stand including a hook, wherein the hook is configured to hold the loop such...