ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,520, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to KYOCERA Corp. (Kyoto, Japan).
"Shower plate" was invented by Daiki Watanabe (Satsumasendai, Japan), Miki Hamada (Satsumasendai, Japan) and Yuusaku Ishimine (Satsumasendai, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shower plate includes a base, a resistance heating element, a channel, and a hollow portion. The base is made of ceramic and has a plate shape. The resistance heating element is located inside the base along a first surface of the base. The channel is located inside the base and includes an intermediate channel that is located between the resistance heating element and a second surface on ...