ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,228, issued on Jan. 20.
"Flue protector system" was invented by Eric Andrews (Temecula, Calif.) and Francisco Hernandez (Aliso Viejo, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flue protector system and methods of manufacture can include: forming an attachment plate including a tab configured to fix the attachment plate to an upright column without the use of a tool; and forming a bumper extended from the attachment plate, the bumper defines a flue space extending to the upright column."
The patent was filed on Jan. 27, 2023, under Application No. 18/102,479.
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