ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,643, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Solo Brands LLC (Grapevine, Texas).

"Fire pit barrier" was invented by Jeffrey R. Weilert (Southlake, Texas) and Alexander K. Maghsadi (Fort Worth, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fire pit barrier may help reduce the likelihood of contact with a side of a fire pit. The fire pit barrier may include a frame couplable to the fire pit. The frame may include a top support, a bottom support, and at least one connector extending between the top support and the bottom support. The frame may also include a shield coupled to the frame. The fire pit barrier may be configured to cover an outer surfa...