ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,692,599, issued on July 28, was assigned to ASM IP Holding B.V. (Almere, Netherlands).

"Fill vessels and connectors for chemical sublimators" was invented by Paul Ma (Phoenix), Carl Louis White (Gilbert, Ariz.) and Eric James Shero (Phoenix).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Herein disclosed are systems and methods related to solid source chemical intermediate fill vessels. The fill vessel can include a proximate end, a distal end, and a base disposed at the proximate end that is configured to hold solid source chemical reactant therein. The intermediate fill vessel can further include a lid at the distal end comprising a second thermal cond...