ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,382,971, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Premier Specialty Brands LLC (Chamblee, Ga.).
"Gravity fed smoker" was invented by Olin Powell (Columbus, Ga.), Adam Carter (Auburn, Ala.), Robert V. Terrell (Auburn, Ala.) and Daniel Mercer (Hamilton, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gravity fed smoker includes a smoking enclosure and an external stack. The stack is double walled with an inner wall, and an outer wall. A vented cooling space exists between the inner wall and the outer wall. An inner chamber of the external stack includes a fire box with a fire grate and a feed hopper positioned above the fire box. A smoke tunnel with a seri...