ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,338, issued on Dec. 2.
"Heated skate blade with app-controlled temperature adjustment" was invented by Matthew Cereno (Canton, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heated skate blade system is disclosed for optimizing ice skating performance through app-controlled temperature adjustment. The system includes a nichrome heating coil embedded in or adjacent to the blade, powered by a thin-film lithium-ion battery integrated into the blade holder. A microcontroller governs power delivery to the coil and wirelessly communicates with a mobile application via Bluetooth. The application enables users to input variables such as ice temperatu...