ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,208,973, issued on Jan. 28.
"Pellet transfer system" was invented by Robert Joseph Chenard (Hay River, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a system for transferring fuel pellets from one container which may be at a location external to a building to a second container which may be at a location in an interior of the building. The system may include a first container positioned at a location remote from the building and a second container positioned proximate to the building. The first and second containers are connected to one another to permit the transfer of fuel pellets from the first container to the second container b...