ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,328,847, issued on June 10, was assigned to AMETEK INC. (Berwyn, Pa.).

"Circuit card assemblies" was invented by Joo-Han Kim (Huntsville, Ala.), Brian Hoden (Albuquerque, N.M.) and Lucius Akalanne (Chippenham, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A circuit card assembly comprising at least one electronic component that generates heat and a thermal management system the at least one electronic component is disclosed. The thermal management system comprises one or more phase change modules for distributing and storing heat; a metal frame in thermal contact with the at least one electronic component and having at least one opening f...