ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,342,959, issued on July 1, was assigned to Weber-Stephen Products LLC (Palatine, Ill.).
"Burner tube for gas grill" was invented by J. Michael Alden (Palatine, Ill.), Mohammed Shoeb (Streamwood, Ill.) and Kevin James Schmeski (Romeoville, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Burner tubes for gas grills are disclosed. An example burner tube includes an open front end, a closed rear end located opposite the open front end, opposing upper and lower surfaces extending between the open front end and the closed rear end, opposing right and left side surfaces extending between the upper surface and the lower surface and between the open front end...