ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,808, issued on July 15, was assigned to GMG Products LLC (Lakeside, Ore.).
"Variable fuel cooker" was invented by David W. Baker (Lakeside, Ore.), Jason Baker (Scottsdale, Ariz.) and Wang Ping (Wuhan, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved auger system for delivering combustible material to a burn box within a cooker, such as a grill or smoker, uses a pivotable coupling between the auger shaft and the drive motor, enabling the auger to adjust its alignment within the tube to accommodate irregularly shaped materials, thus minimizing jamming and improving the consistency of material delivery. The system also incorporates a me...