ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,581,627, issued on March 17, was assigned to Sharp K.K. (Sakai City, Japan).

"Device with a microwave shielding container" was invented by Yukishige Shiraichi (Sakai City, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The purpose of the present disclosure is to provide a device in which a microwave-blocking container is provided inside a vacuum container, and which makes it possible to more easily and more definitively block microwaves. A device according to the present disclosure is equipped with a housing, a vacuum container provided inside the housing, and a microwave-blocking container which accommodates an object to be treated and is provid...