ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,498,561, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to GLOBAL CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD (Seventeen Mile Rocks, Australia).

"Thermal imaging assembly" was invented by Richard Vorias (Seventeen Mile Rocks, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A thermal imaging apparatus comprising: a housing with a front wall having a first aperture extending therethrough, a rear wall spaced from the front wall, side walls connecting the front and rear walls; a thermal imaging camera mounted within the internal chamber of the housing, a camera lens aligned with the first aperture; and a fluid injection portion connected to the internal chamber that directs ...