ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,209, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to ENTEGRIS INC. (Billerica, Mass.).

"Vaporization vessel and method" was invented by Bryan C. Hendrix (Danbury, Conn.), Scott L. Battle (Cedar Park, Texas), David J. Eldridge (Liberty Hill, Texas), John N. Gregg (Marble Falls, Texas), Jacob Thomas (Leander, Texas), Manuel F. Gonzales (Fort Worth, Texas), Kenney R. Jordan (Denton, Texas) and Benjamin H. Olson (Round Rock, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tray for a vaporization vessel that includes a tray having a side wall, a bottom plate, one or more apertures that extend through the bottom plate, and a duct that extends through and from t...