ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,289,508, issued on April 29, was assigned to GMG Products LLC (Lakeside, Ore.).
"Detachable camera for a smoker or grill" was invented by David W. Baker (Lakeside, Ore.), Alexander Steven McCown (Angleton, Texas) and Edward Murray Samuels (San Diego).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A detachable camera assembly is securable to a cooking tool by means of magnets on a lower surface. The housing is offset from the cooking tool by the magnets and a shroud extends between a camera opening and the cooking tool with a seal at the end of the shroud. A fan draws air into the housing and expels part of the air through the shroud. A part of the air als...