ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,598, issued on July 14, was assigned to ASM IP Holding B.V. (Almere, Netherlands).

"Method, assembly and kit for transporting a gas distribution device" was invented by Dinkar Nandwana (Chandler, Ariz.), Mohamed Imthiyas Thangaiah (Tokyo), Nathan Hanrahan (Rio Rancho, N.M.), Haibin Liang (Maricopa, Ariz.) and Ryan Piazzo (Queen Creek, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods, kits, and assemblies suitable for gas distribution device transportation are disclosed. An exemplary assembly includes a gas distribution device transport assembly comprising a housing comprising a recess to receive a gas distribution device, a clamping plat...