ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,241,688, issued on March 4, was assigned to ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS Co. LTD. (New Taipei, Taiwan).

"Vapor-phase/liquid-phase fluid heat exchange unit" was invented by Chih-Peng Chen (New Taipei, Taiwan) and Yu-Min Lin (New Taipei, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vapor-phase/liquid-phase fluid heat exchange unit includes: a first cover body having a first and a second side, a vapor outlet and a liquid inlet, the vapor outlet and the liquid inlet being in communication with the first and second sides; and a second cover body having a third and a fourth side, the first and second cover bodies being correspondingly mated with each othe...