ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,134, issued on April 29, was assigned to W.C. Bradley Co. (Columbus, Ga.).

"High efficiency wind resistant kettle grill" was invented by Mallik Ahmed (Columbus, Ga.) and Bruce Roberts (Phenix City, Ala.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lower housing has a fuel grate situated at a predetermined level within the lower housing for supporting a fuel source. The lower housing has a first wall defining a plurality of air intake openings proximate the level of the fuel grate."

The patent was filed on March 1, 2021, under Application No. 17/188,882.

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