ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,423, issued on Nov. 18.
"Device and method for treating a running-surface coating of a piece of winter sports equipment" was invented by Hermann Thaler (Schruns, Austria).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device is for treating a running-surface coating of a piece of winter sports equipment. The device includes a movement device for generating a relative movement between the device and the running-surface coating of the piece of winter sports equipment, an application device for applying a ski wax to the running-surface coating of the piece of winter sports equipment, a heating device for heating the ski wax applied to the running-surf...