US Patent Issued to Georgia Torrefaction Technology on Oct. 14 for "Screening bucket for wood cooking pellets" (Georgia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,869, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Georgia Torrefaction Technology LLC (Evans, Ga.).

"Screening bucket for wood cooking pellets" was invented by Mark Keith Vaughn (Evans, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A screening bucket for wood cooking pellets with a spring-loaded sifting screen to facilitate the separation of wood dust from the cooking pellets stored in the bucket. The user pours a supply of wood pellets into the bucket, and the dispenses the pellets from the screening bucket into the grill or stove as needed. The wood pellets are dispensed through a pellet port in the lid of the bucket, while the dust is discharged throu...