US Patent Issued to Auria Solutions UK I on June 23 for "Method of thermoforming a thermoformable polymeric sheet material over an insert" (Belgian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,844, issued on June 23, was assigned to Auria Solutions UK I Ltd. (London).

"Method of thermoforming a thermoformable polymeric sheet material over an insert" was invented by Luc Creemers (Hasselt, Belgium).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An insert for use in vacuum forming that is locked in place with the vacuum forming material. More specifically, the insert includes one or more undercuts wherein the sheet that is vacuum formed around the undercut is locked without the need for additional manufacturing components and/or procedures. The process is particularly suitable for automotive applications."

The patent was filed on Oct. 20, 20...