ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,853, issued on July 15, was assigned to Flame Cap Ltd. (Edmonton, Canada).
"Fire-resistant casing for a member" was invented by Walter Ahlisch (Edmonton, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In order to provide passive fire protection for a member, casing portions that are physically discrete from each other and from the member are made by injection molding of fluid fire-resistant material (which may be intumescent), and allowing the material to cure. The inner surfaces of the casing portions are complementary in shape to a portion of the outer surface of the member. The casing portions collectively form a casing that surrounds the ...