ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,568,761, issued on March 3, was assigned to KELK Ltd. (Kanagawa, Japan).

"Thermoelectric power generation device" was invented by Toshihiko Kishizawa (Kanagawa, Japan) and Masakazu Oba (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A thermoelectric power generation device includes: a high-temperature plate having an upper face; a low-temperature plate having a lower face; a thermoelectric module disposed between the upper face and the lower face; a sealing portion disposed between the upper and lower faces, the sealing portion sealing the thermoelectric module at a circumferential portion of the upper face and a circumferential portion ...