ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,227, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES Co. LTD. (Nagano, Japan).

"Substrate" was invented by Takamasa Nagasawa (Nagano, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A substrate includes a heat conduction member including a plurality of carbon nanotubes, a first resin layer provided on first ends of the plurality of carbon nanotubes, and a second resin layer provided on second ends of the plurality of carbon nanotubes, the second ends being opposite the first ends, a first metal layer laminated on the first resin layer, and a second metal layer laminated on the second resin layer, wherein neither the first resin laye...