ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,781,967, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Warming Trends LLC (Englewood, Colo.).
"Artificial log assembly" was invented by Voni D. Flaherty (Greenwood Village, Colo.), Timothy S. Flaherty (Greenwood Village, Colo.), Kevin F. O'Connor (Parker, Colo.) and Timothy Allons Jr. (Highlands Ranch, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An artificial log assembly includes an artificial log and a fuel supply. The artificial log is a non-flammable material. The artificial log has an outer wall defining a main portion rounded about and elongated along an axis and a branch portion extending from the main portion transverse to the main portion. The arti...