ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,590,412, issued on March 31, was assigned to ANDRITZ INC. (Alpharetta, Ga.).

"Recovery boiler startup burner assembly" was invented by Gregory Alan Imig (Suwanee, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A startup burner assembly for a recovery boiler, the startup burner assembly includes a housing having a burner end and a second end distal to the burner end; a main fuel conduit disposed within the housing; and at least one high-pressure air conduit disposed within the burner end of the housing. The high-pressure air conduit includes at least one angled air injection nozzle configured to direct high-pressure air exiting the burner end of the...