ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,356,512, issued on July 8, was assigned to Materion Corp. (Mayfield Heights, Ohio).
"Beryllium oxide integral resistance heaters" was invented by Larry T. Smith (Mayfield Heights, Ohio) and Samuel J. Hayes (Mayfield Heights, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An integral resistance heater is disclosed. The heater includes a beryllium oxide (BeO) ceramic body having a first surface and a second surface. A heating element is formed from a metal foil or metallizing paint and is printed onto the top or second surface of the beryllium oxide ceramic body."
The patent was filed on March 7, 2017, under Application No. 15/451,612.
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