ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,610,452, issued on April 21, was assigned to Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Redmond, Wash.).
"Microfluidic printed circuit board cooling" was invented by Shubhangi Tewari (Redmond, Wash.) and Bharath Ramakrishnan (Bellevue, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are a fundamental component used in nearly all electronics. PCBs provide electrical connections and mechanical support to electronic components and are generally made of copper layers laminated onto, through, and/or between one or more non-conductive substrate layers. The presently disclosed technology is directed to microfluidic cooling systems ...