US Patent 11175707 Heat pipe with support post

A heat pipe including a vapor line having a flow path through which a working fluid vapor flows, wherein the vapor line includes walls opposite to each other across the flow path, and a support post disposed in the flow path and spaced apart from the walls, wherein the walls are made of a plurality of metal layers stacked one over another, and the support post is made of a single seamless member having the same thickness as the walls.