ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,361, issued on July 22, was assigned to GHP Group Inc..

"Column heater with improved heat output" was invented by Eric Yang (Antioch, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A radiant area heater includes a columnar base with a hollow compartment and a heating column disposed on the columnar base. The heating column includes a control portion with at least one controller, a burner, and a sparker and a flame portion that includes a combustion chamber. The combustion chamber is disposed on a cylindrical member that has at least one vent allowing air to circulate to the burner and within the combustion chamber. The heating column further ...