US Patent Issued to CORNING on March 31 for "Shuttle kiln with enhanced radiant heat retention" (Indian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,590,762, issued on March 31, was assigned to CORNING Inc. (Corning, N.Y.).

"Shuttle kiln with enhanced radiant heat retention" was invented by Peng Chen (Pittsburgh), Pravin Anant Rajeshirke (Pune, India) and Mayur Vitthal Selokar (Pune, India).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shuttle kiln according to certain aspects includes at least one flue channel and multiple flue risers in fluid communication with the flue channel, and at least one shuttle defining multiple exhaust shafts arranged above the multiple flue risers, wherein at least one radiation blockers is arranged above outlet ports of the at least one shuttle. Such a configuration...