ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,343,926, issued on July 1, was assigned to MAHLE International GmbH (Germany).

"Device and method for embossing a component" was invented by Klaus Hassdenteufel (Gerlingen, Germany), Stefan Schill (Renningen, Germany) and Daniel Schleicher (Esslingen Neckar, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device, e.g., a heat exchanger, is disclosed. The device includes a first component and a second component. The first component has at least a first surface portion and a second surface portion. The first surface portion and the second surface portion are located opposite to one another and are spaced apart from one another. The first component...