ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,588,110, issued on March 24, was assigned to Chromalox Inc. (Pittsburgh).

"Heating element unit" was invented by Broman Sillito (Pittsburgh), Jacob Weller (Pittsburgh) and Cole Alexander (Pittsburgh).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heating element unit for an electric resistance heater comprises: a casing; a heating element within the casing; an electrical supply pin in electrical contact with the heating element; an electrically insulating filler between the heating element and the casing; and an electrically insulating barrier provided between portions of the heating element, the electrical supply pin and/or the casing. The electrical...