ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,274,316, issued on April 15, was assigned to SONY THERMO TECHNOLOGY INC. (Tokyo).

"Temperature control device, garment, and attachment assist tool" was invented by Yoichi Ito (Tokyo) and Kenji Itoh (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A temperature control device includes: a first sensor that measures at least temperature; a controller to which the temperature measured by the first sensor is inputted; a temperature changer that is electrically coupled to the controller; a heat dissipation member that is provided on one of sides of the temperature changer; and a fan that ventilates an area around the heat dissipation member."

The patent ...