ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,693,169, issued on July 28, was assigned to SHIBAURA ELECTRONICS Co. LTD. (Saitama, Japan).

"Temperature sensor and heating cooker" was invented by Junya Takahashi (Semboku, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A temperature sensor includes a protective tube made of metal, a sensor element including a thermosensitive body and a pair of conductive wires electrically connected to the thermosensitive body and accommodated in the protective tube, a first heat-resistant insulator for ensuring electrical insulation of the pair of conductive wires inside the protective tube, and a second heat-resistant insulator provided between the first heat-...