ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,336,654, issued on June 24, was assigned to Strix (China) Ltd. (Guangzhou, China).
"Liquid heating appliances" was invented by Colin Peter Moughton (Port St Mary, Great Britain), Stephen John Donlon (Derbyhaven, Great Britain), Christopher Kay (Douglas, Great Britain) and Jacob Alexander John Hewins (Santon, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A liquid heating appliance including a reservoir including a first and second chambers and a heating arrangement is provided. A mode valve is arranged to selectively allow liquid to flow between the first and second chambers. The appliance operates in a first mode in which the mode valve i...