ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,668,746, issued on June 30.
"System for manufacturing biochar and method thereof" was invented by Gordon West (Silver City, N.M.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pyrolysis system for synthesizing and utilizing synthesized gas and synthesized biochar material. The pyrolysis system may include at least one hopper configured to hold biomass. The pyrolysis system may also include at least one top-lit up-draft pyrolyzer operably engaged with the at least one hopper and configured to receive the biomass from the at least one hopper at a feeding rate to convert the biomass into a first byproduct and a second byproduct different than the first b...