PEORIA, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) – A Peoria 13-year-old has been recently granted a patent for a cooking tool designed to cook shish kabobs from the inside out.

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The invention is called the Skew-B-Que. 

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Brandon Lev applied for the patent when he was 11-years-old, but it took two years for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

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Brandon said his mom’s cooking and dad’s challenge inspired him to come up with his Skew-B-Que invention.

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“A few summers ago, my dad offered me $100 to come up with 28 inventions in 28 days and I was very motivated to do that and one day, my mom was cooking shish-kabobs and there was a lot of meat on it, so the outside was burnt and the inside was almost raw,” said Brandon.

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Brandon did get help with the patent application from his dad Bruce, who’s a mechanical engineer and has experience filing patents. The family also hired a professional to finalize the drawings.

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So far, the invention is not ready to buy. That’s because Brandon hasn’t created a prototype yet. 

He said the next step is to license the idea to a company. “If that doesn’t work, sell our own. And if nothing else works, go to shark tank. And with the money, I hope to go to medical school for radiology.”

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If any of those plans work out, he’ll likely make more than that $100 that originally motivated him.