ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,660,503, issued on June 16, was assigned to WASEDA UNIVERSITY (Tokyo).

"Thermoelectric power generation device, thermoelectric power generation device component, and manufacturing method therefor" was invented by Eiji Iwase (Tokyo) and Shingo Terashima (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A thermoelectric power generation device includes a beam portion, a first leg portion, and a second leg portion formed integrally with a wiring substrate. The beam portion, the first leg portion, and the second leg portion are curved and deformed, and the first contact portion and the second contact portion integrally formed at the distal ends of the f...