ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,343, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to No Worriez International Corp. (Tampa, Fla.).
"Timer with flare fittings and tactile dial" was invented by Phil Chu (Tampa, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure relates to a control valve system for use with a gas grill, and more particularly to a fuel shut off device that is attached to the fuel supply to turn it off, if the integrated timing device is allowed to accrue time equal to the preset amount of time set. A multi-segment tactile dial enables a user to feel the dial and set the appropriate time increment without having to look at the dial."
The patent was filed on April 7,...