ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,662,257, issued on June 23, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Va.).

"Space vehicle comprising cooling system" was invented by Gregory Kim (Redondo Beach, Calif.) and Thomas Rust III (Manhattan Beach, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A space vehicle is described. The space vehicle comprises one or more heat-producing components, and a closed loop cooling system configured to remove heat generated by the one or more heat-producing components. The closed loop cooling system comprises a coolant passageway defining a closed loop, a coolant located within the coolant passageway, the coolant comprising a static pressure of 100 pou...