ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,429,249, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to NORITZ Corp. (Hyogo, Japan).
"Water heater" was invented by Kyohei Ogawa (Hyogo, Japan) and Shota Mizuno (Hyogo, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure provides a water heater. The water heater includes a water heater main body portion including a heat exchanger and a combustion device; a fan and a motor for driving the fan; an exterior case; and an air supply adapter mounted to an upper wall portion of the exterior case. The combustion device and the motor are positioned in a region near an upper portion within the exterior case. The combustion device is at least partly position...