ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,656,062, issued on June 16, was assigned to SACMI FORNI & FILTER S.P.A. (Imola, Italy).

"Burner, apparatus and method for the firing of ceramic articles" was invented by Alberto Toro (Imola, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A burner for the firing of ceramic articles which can be installed in an industrial kiln can include a firing chamber; the burner further including a mixing body; a spark device; a flame detection device; a first tubular discharge element configured to be flown through by a fluid flowing out of the mixing body and provided with a first end and with a second end opposite the first end; wherein the mixing body compr...