ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,501,573, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.).

"Debris-resistant cooling path" was invented by Alexander Trotman (South Windsor, Conn.) and Kenneth J. Trotman (Granby, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic assembly includes one or more electronic components, and an enclosure in which the one or more electronic components are located. The enclosure includes a vertically top surface, a vertically bottom surface, and a plurality of side portions extending between the top surface and the bottom surface. A cooling arrangement for thermal management of the one or more electronic components...