ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,559, issued on Dec. 9.
"Efficient control of a heating element" was invented by Thomas W. Clardy (Park City, Utah) and Kai Kuck (Park City, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatuses, systems, and methods are disclosed for efficient control of a heating element. A sensor is configured to detect a state of water in proximity to a heating element. A switch device is configured to control a supply of power to the heating element. A hardware controller device is in communication with the sensor and the switch. The hardware controller device is configured to adjust the supply of power to the heating element using the switch device bas...