ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,818, issued on July 15.
"Convertible biomass gasification stove" was invented by Clifford Kenneth Young (Sonora, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention generally provides an improvement upon existing wood-gas stoves, in which the invention makes it possible for a user to start the fire in a well-ventilated single-walled stove configuration, and then easily and instantly convert the stove into a double-walled wood-gas stove configuration for improved start-up and boil times as well as increased fuel efficiency of the stove and reduced smoke particulates emanating therefrom. The invention also improves air flow and...