ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,563,646, issued on Feb. 24.
"Auto heat lamp" was invented by Gideon Summerfield (London).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A novel form of food heating lamp is disclosed with built-in sensors for auto-detection of food. This exemplary innovation provides sensors capable of measuring distance and can be added or replaced to be readily used in food warming equipment already in the field to allow for this energy saving capability to be widely enabled at low cost. The associated application allows easy control, reminders, notifications and reporting on user request."
The patent was filed on July 14, 2022, under Application No. 17/864,491.
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