ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,253,323, issued on March 18, was assigned to Battle Born Supply Co. (Paradise Valley, Nev.).

"Heat protective device" was invented by Ian Muceus (Paradise Valley, Nev.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heat protective device includes a sheet having a first edge opposite a second edge. The sheet is comprised of a plurality of intertwined links that are movable with respect to each other. A strip is positioned between the first edge of the sheet and the second edge of the sheet. A fastener couples the first edge of the sheet and the second edge of the sheet to the strip to form a tubular shape. The fastener is configured to adjust a diamet...