US Patent Issued to Sharp on Nov. 25 for "Steam generation device and heating cooking apparatus" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,207, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Sharp K.K. (Sakai, Japan).

"Steam generation device and heating cooking apparatus" was invented by Masayuki Uno (Sakai, Japan) and Yoshikazu Yamamoto (Sakai, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The steam generation device includes a steam generation container, a lid portion, and a water level sensor. The steam generation container heats water. The lid portion covers an upper opening portion of the steam generation container. The water level sensor detects a water level in the steam generation container. The water level sensor includes a first electrode rod, a second electrode rod, a bracket, a...