Bernard Dalsin Manufacturing Granted Patent on Direct Vent Insert Cap
On August 28, 2014, In Industry News by Greg Thompson
FARMINGTON, MN - The United States Patent Office has granted Patent #8,734,209 to Bernard Dalsin Manufacturing (BDM) for its Pro-Form Direct Vent Insert Termination Cap.
The cap had been patent pending since February 27, 2006, and has since been sold through OEM, specialty hearth retail, and chimney sweep sales channels. The cap was designed to have a more traditional appearance atop a masonry chimney while incorporating performance features such as wind and water diffusion capabilities—solving common problems among traditional termination caps.
The patent includes 23 claims as to various features and aspects of the invention. Visit the United States Patent & Trademark website, www.uspto.gov, to view the patent in its entirety.
