ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,742,126, issued on Sept. 22.
"Method and apparatus for a combined tire pyrolyzer/gasifier and biomass gasifier" was invented by Randall J. Thiessen (Toledo, Iowa) and Lavoy M. Thiessen Jr. (Parker, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gasifier system that combines the use of dirty fuels with clean fuels such as biomass. The heat created produces steam for the co-generation of mechanical power and electricity. The dirty fuels are converted in a gasifier or a pyrolyzer into various useful products that include syngas, heat, and oils. Syngas that is produced by the dirty fuels normally emits pollutants when combusted that require scrubbi...