ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,379,110, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Logan Outdoor Products LLC (Hyde Park, Utah).

"Ash cleanout system" was invented by S. Ty Measom (Hyde Park, Utah) and Brett Bennett (Mantua, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cooking grill with a cooking chamber, pellet fuel combustion unit, and ash cleanout system for releasing retained ash from the combustion unit through an access door without requiring the disassembly of the upper components of the grill. The combustion unit has a first end with a first end opening, and a second end with a second end opening. The ash cleanout system includes an access door adjacent to the second end, ope...