ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,305,854, issued on May 20, was assigned to KC Wester LLC (Santa Fe, N.M.).
"Chimney flue heater" was invented by Kenneth C. Wester (Santa Fe, N.M.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A chimney flue heater for selectively inducing an updraft within a chimney flue generally includes a body releasably hanging from a flue liner and a heating assembly to heat air and induce an updraft within the chimney flue. The body includes a hanger assembly having (i) a top member extending outwardly from an upper portion of the planar support and (ii) a side member extending downwardly from the top member and overlapping an outer surface of the flue liner. Th...