ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,306,090, issued on May 20, was assigned to Agency for Science, Technology and Research (Singapore).

"Gas cell and method of forming the same" was invented by Weiguo Chen (Singapore) and Lennon Yao Ting Lee (Singapore).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments may relate to a gas cell. The gas cell may include a chamber body. The gas cell may also include a chamber lid cooperating with the chamber body to form a space. The gas cell may further include an infrared source provided in a through hole of the chamber lid such that the infrared source extends through a thickness of the chamber lid. The gas cell may additionally include a...