ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,268,333, issued on April 8, was assigned to Adrenaline Barbecue Co. (Concord, N.C.).

"Barbecue grill accessory and method for preparing food" was invented by Michael David Parrish (Concord, N.C.) and Aaron Michael Lyons (Farwell, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A grilling insert is adapted for use in a barbecue grill having a recessed cooking chamber. The grilling insert comprises a double-wall thermal barrier and a radiant heat chamber. The double-wall thermal barrier is adapted for extending across the recessed cooking chamber of the barbecue grill, and for dividing the cooking chamber into direct-heating and indirect-heating cook...