US Patent Issued to Premier Specialty Brands on July 15 for "Systems and methods for joining metal and ceramic components of a kamado-style grill" (Georgia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,819, issued on July 15, was assigned to Premier Specialty Brands LLC (Chamblee, Ga.).

"Systems and methods for joining metal and ceramic components of a kamado-style grill" was invented by Daniel Mercer (Hamilton, Ga.) and Mark Huddleston (Columbus, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of the presently disclosed invention comprise systems and methods for joining and securing components formed of different materials in a kamado-style grill. For instance, in an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure, ceramic and metallic portions of a base of a kamado-style grill are joined using a tension element that is positioned between t...