ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,457,677, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to BSH Hausgerate GmbH (Munich).
"Plasma device" was invented by Stefan Hassfurter (Maroldsweisach, Germany), Tobias Wende (Prien, Germany) and Julius Geis (Burkardroth, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A plasma device for treating surfaces, in particular surfaces of fabrics. In order to allow for better ease of handling, an elongate housing is provided which can be manipulated with one hand in which a plasma source is arranged. The plasma source has a plateau surface that extends in the longitudinal direction of the housing and includes at least one electrode via which plasma can be dispens...