ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,219,671, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to Animal Lamps LLC (Iowa City, Iowa).
"Heat lamp" was invented by James Wetzel (Iowa City, Iowa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heat source that emits infrared radiation; a reflective sheet surrounding the heat source with a first emission area tuned to direct infrared energy directly downward out of the first emission area; and an outer sheet surrounding the reflective sheet with an insulation gap between the outer sheet and the reflective sheet with a second emission area directed downward out of the insulation gap."
The patent was filed on Aug. 30, 2023, under Application No. 18/240,131.
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