ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,415,170, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Montauk AG Renewables LLC (Pittsburgh).
"Electric-powered, closed-loop, continuous-feed, endothermic energy-conversion systems and methods" was invented by Martin Redeker (Pittsburgh) and Joseph P. Carroll Jr. (Pittsburgh).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Electric-powered, closed-loop, continuous-feed, endothermic energy-conversion systems and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, the presently disclosed energy-conversion system includes a shaftless auger. In another embodiment, the presently disclosed energy-conversion system includes a drag conveyor. In yet another embodiment, the presentl...