ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,852, issued on Feb. 10.
"Ultrasonic sonotrode for use in welding complex geometries" was invented by Matthew A. Short (Hilliard, Ohio) and James Stratton (Hilliard, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ultrasonic welding system, comprising at least one sonotrode configured to ultrasonically weld a part or component having a complex geometry, wherein, the at least one sonotrode has a shape generally corresponding to the shape of the part or component to be welded, and wherein the sonotrode includes an input face; an energy input located on the input face; an output face positioned opposite the input face; and a body positioned betwe...