ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,556,035, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Molex LLC (Lisle, Ill.).

"Wireless charger with venting system" was invented by Christian Seth (Zossen, Germany), Alexander Griesche (Zossen, Germany), Ronald Heldt (Gross Machnow, Germany) and Reinhold Reif (Schwaig, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wireless charging module includes a housing configured to support at least one coil module therein. The housing includes an upper housing portion and a lower housing portion. The upper housing portion includes at least one vent. The lower housing portion includes at least one vent. One or more ducts are provided within the housing. The one ...