US Patent Issued to LIXIL Living Technology (SuZhou) on May 5 for "Drying device, fixed seat assembly and toilet" (Chinese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,616,343, issued on May 5, was assigned to LIXIL Living Technology (SuZhou) Corp. (Xushuguan, China).

"Drying device, fixed seat assembly and toilet" was invented by Ni Tiejun (Suzhou, China), Yan Peihua (Suzhou, China), Huang Ying (Suzhou, China), Dai Zhiqiang (Suzhou, China), Zhu Jing (Suzhou, China) and Masayuki Makino (Suzhou, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drying device, a fixed seat assembly and a toilet. The drying device includes a housing, provided with an air inlet and an air outlet; a fan, positioned inside the housing and adjacent to the air inlet; a heater, located inside the housing and adjacent to the air outlet; and ...