ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,211, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Magma Products (Lakewood, Calif.).

"Heat diffuser and distribution plate assembly for outdoor cooking system" was invented by Rikki Martin Battistini (Orange, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A grill box for an outdoor cooking system provides a heat distribution system and a grease extraction system. The grill box has a lower section, and an inner liner seated inside the lower section. The inner liner has an inner floor that defines a domed structure with a highest vertical point, with at least one heat-directing louver provided in the domed structure. An under plate is positioned in the l...