ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,660, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Spider Grills LLC (Athens, Ga.).

"System and method for forced air control in a kamado-style cooker" was invented by Joseph Pruitt (Athens, Ga.) and Kyle Aasness (Athens, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for a forced air flow into a kamado-style cooker comprises a control unit and an adapter defining an airflow duct with an entrance aperture and an exit aperture. The adapter is configured to removably mount over a lower damper port in a kamado-style cooker such that the exit aperture is aligned with the lower damper port. The control unit comprises an electric fan, one or more sensor...