ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,716,658, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to PURPLE CLOUD DEVELOPMENT PTE. LTD. (Singapore).

"Vapor chamber" was invented by Xue Mei Wang (Hui Zhou City, China), Xiao Min Zhang (Hui Zhou City, China) and Xiong Zhang (Hui Zhou City, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vapor chamber includes a first cover and a second cover. The first cover has a thermal contact surface. The thermal contact surface is configured to be thermally coupled to a heat source. The second cover and the first cover are joined together to form an air tight space. The air tight space is configured to accommodate a cooling fluid. The thermal contact surface faces aw...