ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,534,807, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to ASM IP Holding B.V. (Almere, Netherlands).

"Baffle for a reactor system" was invented by Thomas Fitzgerald (Gilbert, Ariz.) and Ruchik Bhatt (Chandler, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A baffle for use in a reaction chamber may comprise a baffle first end, a baffle second end, and a baffle space enclosed by a baffle wall system and the reaction chamber floor, wherein the baffle first end may comprise a baffle aperture disposed therethrough configured to allow a fluid to flow from the reaction chamber volume into the baffle space through the baffle aperture and exit the baffle space through ...