ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,504,202, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to SOCIETE COMMERCIALE ET D'ENGINEERING (Les Herbiers, France).
"Device for producing hot liquid" was invented by Nathalie Barendrecht (Les Sables D'Olonne, France) and Aurelien Salles (Cholet, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Device (1) for producing hot liquid, comprising: -a tank (2) of liquid, -a system (6) for heating the contents of the tank (2), -a heat exchanger (7) comprising a primary circuit (8) equipped with a fluid inlet (8A) and a fluid outlet (8B), a secondary circuit (9) equipped with a fluid inlet (9A) and a fluid outlet (9B) and a region (10) for exchanging heat energy betwe...