ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,475, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to CORNING Inc. (Corning, N.Y.).

"Methods for metal flow reactor modules and modules produced" was invented by George Edward Berkey (Pine City, N.Y.) and Richard Alan Quinn (Horseheads, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for forming a metal flow module includes stacking together a first metal plate having opposing first and second major surfaces and one or more flow channels defined at least in part in the first major surface with a second metal plate having opposing first and second major surfaces, the plates stacked together with their respective first major surfaces facing each other ...