ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,334,405, issued on June 17, was assigned to Infineon Technologies AG (Neubiberg, Germany).

"Electronic devices including vent openings and associated methods" was invented by Michael Stadler (Munich) and Thomas Bemmerl (Schwandorf, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic device and method is disclosed. In one example, the electronic device includes a solderable surface and at least one surface opening arranged in the solderable surface. The electronic device further includes an encapsulation material, encapsulating at least one electronic component of the electronic device, and at least one vent opening arranged in an area o...