ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,595,972, issued on April 7, was assigned to FURUKAWA ELECTRIC Co. LTD. (Tokyo).
"Heat pipe" was invented by Masahiro Uekubo (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An object of the present disclosure is to provide a heat pipe having a good maximum heat transfer rate and capable of reducing thermal resistance and exhibiting excellent heat transfer characteristics even when the heat pipe is installed in the top heat position. The heat pipe includes: a container having a sealed internal space; a wick structure obtained by sintering metal fibers and disposed on an inner surface of the container; and a working fluid sealed in the internal space...