ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,407,044, issued on Sept. 2.
"Zeolite battery heater" was invented by Hillary Horvat (Tryon, N.C.) and Gary L Horvat (Rochester Hills, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention utilizes the heat storage capabilities of the mineral family of zeolites. Zeolite media is stored in a container. There is a place to add water to the zeolite in the container that will then release heat. The zeolite media releases its heat and heats a coil that is within the container and extends outside the container to heat a battery or a surrounding area. When the heat stored in the zeolite is exhausted it is recharged by using the heat coil in reverse...