ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,477, issued on Jan. 20.
"Safety system for gas grill" was invented by Jason Baldwin Jones (Austin, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A specialized miniature housing installable between a source of gas and gas burners provides an aftermarket safety system for a gas grill. The system prevents accidental accumulation of gas in an enclosed volume within or around an unignited grill, thereby reducing or eliminating the risk of explosion. The housing includes a microcontroller coupled to an internal flow sensor, an external temperature sensor, and a valve. In response to signals received from the sensors, the microcontroller commands th...