ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,498,118, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Lamplight Farms Inc. (Menomonee Falls, Wis.).

"Fire pit heat deflector" was invented by Kyle Ressler (West Bend, Wis.), Andrew Alan Harmeling (Milwaukee) and Daniel J. Knight (Murfreesboro, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heat deflector for use with a fire pit has at least one heat deflector panel, and a support structure engaged with the at least one heat deflector panel and supporting the at least one heat deflector panel in a spaced apart relationship with respect to the fire pit."

The patent was filed on March 20, 2023, under Application No. 18/123,730.

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