ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,433, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES Co. LTD. (Nagano, Japan).
"Heat storage device, power generator, and heat generator" was invented by Michio Horiuchi (Nagano, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heat storage device includes a ceramic part having a closed space therein, a latent heat storage provided inside the closed space, an electric heater provided inside the ceramic part and configured to heat the latent heat storage, a heat insulating member covering the ceramic part, and a power supply part configured to supply electric power to the electric heater."
The patent was filed on Aug. 23, 2024, u...