ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,495,469, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to The Marley Co. LLC (Burr Ridge, Ill.).
"Modular platform electric trench heater" was invented by Brett Starr (Michigan City, Ind.), Brian Lynn (Michigan City, Ind.), Andrew J. Martin (Chicago) and Patrick A. von zur Muehlen (Valparaiso, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular platform electric trench heater is provided. The electric trench heater has a case having a first end and a second end, an electrical heating unit disposed in the case and designed to generate heat and create an upward convection current therethrough, a baffle dividing the case in a longitudinal direction into a first ...