US Patent Issued to Lamplight Farms on July 29 for "Firepit heat deflector" (Wisconsin, Tennessee Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,372,243, issued on July 29, was assigned to Lamplight Farms Inc. (Menomonee Falls, Wis.).

"Firepit 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 a firepit includes a first fire screen, and a top assembly that reflects radiant heat. The heat deflector has an operational configuration wherein the top assembly covers the top fire screen, which is placed over a receptacle of the firepit. The heat deflector has a storage configuration wherein at least the first fire screen is stored within the recep...