ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,584,275, issued on March 24, was assigned to 33 DEGREES LLC (Grosse Point, Mich.).
"Heated surface for melting snow and ice" was invented by Andreos Jeffrey Kaplanov (Sunnyvale, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Heated surfaces for melting snow and ice are described herein. Some implementations include a highly integrated panel having upper and lower main structures secured to one another by an attachment through openings. Multiple panels can be connected together by means of load transfer devices on the upper and lower main structures. Other implementations include a melting panel with individual tiles, adhesives, structural materi...