ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,215,863, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to JOHN ZINK COMPANY LLC (Tulsa, Okla.).
"Liquid seal with mating collar" was invented by Bryan Beck (Tulsa, Okla.), Zachary Kodesh (Tulsa, Okla.), Stephen Tindell (Claremore, Okla.), Adam Herrington (Tulsa, Okla.) and Jeff William White (Tulsa, Okla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A liquid seal mating system to accommodate thermal expansion during elevated-temperature operation, including a collar, sized and shaped to receive a discharge end of a gas-delivery conduit and a fence that surrounds the collar and is attached thereto, wherein when installed, the collar accommodates thermal expansion of t...