ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,665,241, issued on June 23, was assigned to Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).

"Temperature raising system" was invented by Yasumichi Onuki (Wako, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A temperature raising system includes an alternating current (AC) generation circuit connected to a power storage battery including one or more power storages and configured to generate an AC current, and a conductive member of a metallic conductor connected between a terminal portion of the power storage and the AC generation circuit or between two or more power storages. The conductive member includes a first path and a second path along which heat is generate...