Bernard Dalsin Manufacturing (BDM) was granted U.S. patent number 8,734,209 on May 27, 2014, in connection with its Pro-Form direct-vent insert termination cap. The cap has 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 problems common to traditional termination caps). The patent includes 23 claims concerning various features and aspects of the invention.

Visit the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s website (www.uspto.gov) to view the patent in its entirety. For more information about the Pro-Form directvent system, call BDM at (800) 729-9505 or visit www.dalsinmfg.com.