ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,553,673, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Canon K.K. (Tokyo).

"Heat exchange system for exchanging heat with a formable material" was invented by Tyler Pearce Mann (Houston) and Steven C. Shackleton (Austin, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heat exchange system includes a housing, a cover, and a sealing mechanism. The housing includes an outer side, an inner side opposite the outer side, a supply channel on the inner side, an exit channel on the inner side, and a plurality of fins on the inner side. The plurality of fins define a plurality of transverse channels. Each transverse provides fluid communication between the supply cha...