ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,707,599, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to NXP B.V. (Eindhoven, Netherlands).

"Heatsink device" was invented by Yothin Komchuad (Klongluang, Thailand), Wichit Ruamwong (Don Mueang, Thailand) and Crispulo Estira Lictao Jr. (Binan, Philippines).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "One example discloses a heatsink device, including: a lead-frame having a die-pad, a first edge, a second edge, a third edge, and a fourth edge; wherein the lead-frame also includes a set of heatsinks, including, a first heatsink located where the first edge and the fourth edge of the lead-frame intersect; a second heatsink located where the first edge and the second e...