ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,369,749, issued on July 29.
"Grill handle" was invented by Benjamin Stroyer (Webster, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A handle assembly for a grill hood for covering a firebox includes an extended grill handle having a face portion and an extended portion. The face portion is positioned to be parallel or perpendicular to a front edge of the grill hood and across a portion of a face or side of the grill hood. The grill hood may be any shape and the face is considered the opposite side from the hinge point. The extended portion extends beyond an outer boundary of the firebox."
The patent was filed on April 19, 2021, under Application ...