ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,782,054, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Systems Spray Cooled LLC (Smyrna, Tenn.).
"Sidewall leak containment and detection system for a furnace" was invented by Scott A. Ferguson (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) and Eric Chodl (Smyrna, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sidewall suitable for use in a metallurgical furnace is provided. The sidewall has an upper wall, and an outer wall is coupled to the upper wall and extends downward from the upper wall. An inner wall is coupled to the upper wall and extends downward from the upper wall. The inner wall has an inner surface facing and circumscribed by the outer wall. A bottom wall is coupled to...