Patent ID: RE39442

Claim:
An incinerator for burning animal carcasses, comprising: a. an insulated shell including an inner surface and an outer surface; b. a grate, placed horizontally within said insulated shell, so as to divide a space enclosed within said insulated shell into a lower flame chamber and an upper biomass chamber; c. means for introducing said animal carcasses into said upper biomass chamber; d. a burner placed at a first end of said insulated shell and beneath said grate; e. an exhaust stack placed proximate said first end of said insulated shell and positioned so as to vent said upper biomass chamber to a surrounding atmosphere; and f. a plurality of channels cut into said inner surface of said insulated shell, wherein said channels are positioned to direct a flame produced by said burner evenly around said inner surface of said shell as said flame proceeds from said lower flame chamber, into said upper biomass chamber, around said animal carcasses, and out said exhaust stack.