ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,259,131, issued on March 25.
"Burner block assembly for an industrial furnace" was invented by Rodney W. Rudell (Pearland, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An industrial furnace burner block assembly is presented herein. The assembly includes a mounting plate defining a fire tube extending there from. A plurality of tabs extend from the mounting plate and engage a corresponding groove or slot formed on a refractory burner block. The burner block includes four block sections that each allow for independent thermal growth during operation. The burner block also defines a center aperture collectively formed by corresponding internal su...