ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,426,625, issued on Sept. 30.
"Heating apparatus" was invented by Bruce A. Hoch (Boca Raton, Fla.) and Charles V. Hoch (Boca Raton, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are examples of a heating apparatus. In some embodiments, the heating apparatus is a battery powered heating apparatus suitable for burning or vaporizing a vaporizable material, such as an oil, wax, or liquid that when vaporized may be inhaled by a user. The heating apparatus includes a deployable element including a resistive element. In some embodiments, the heating apparatus has variable heat settings for the resistive element, controllable by the user ...