ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,432,821, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Argus Heating Ltd. (Christchurch, New Zealand).
"Foil heaters for bulk containers" was invented by Evert Jan Barmentloo (Rangiora, New Zealand) and Scott Alexander Williams (Christchurch, New Zealand).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to thin foil heater. In particular, though not solely, the present invention is directed to foil heaters or slip pads for Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBC) and the like."
The patent was filed on June 17, 2022, under Application No. 17/843,941.
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