ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,520,965, issued on Jan. 13.
"Collapsible camping stove" was invented by Timothy Hipp (Wadsworth, Ill.) and Jaicie Wilson (Wadsworth, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A collapsible camping stove is described that is lightweight and quick to assemble for cooking and putting away for storage. The collapsible camping stove includes telescoping rings with tabs of concentric rings inserted into slots of adjacent rings. The slots include horizontal and vertical portions so that the rings can be fastened in an expanded position by moving the tabs to the horizontal portions of the slots. A cooking grate is placed on top of an innermost telesco...