US Patent Issued to Justrite Manufacturing on Sept. 29 for "Vented safety cabinet with thermally-actuated damper" (Illinois Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,746,418, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Justrite Manufacturing Co. LLC (Deerfield, Ill.).

"Vented safety cabinet with thermally-actuated damper" was invented by Glen A. Carter (Mattoon, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A safety cabinet includes an enclosure and at least one door to selectively seal the enclosure. The safety cabinet can be used to store, for example, flammable liquids, flammable waste, corrosives, pesticides, or combustible waste. The safety cabinet incorporates a thermally-actuated damper that includes a body, a valve plate, and a pivot assembly. The valve plate is disposed within the passage of the body such th...