ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,738,626, issued on Sept. 15.

"Data aggregation and compute module" was invented by Walter Mark Hendrix (Richardson, Texas) and Mark James Smrha (Chicago).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus forms an aggregation module. The apparatus includes a support structure to support multiple plug-in cards. The plug-in cards are insertable along an insertion direction. The apparatus further includes a front access panel openable to access the plug-in cards. The apparatus further includes the support structure and the plug-in cards forming an airflow path along an airflow direction."

The patent was filed on Aug. 18, 2023, under Application N...