ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,686,496, issued on July 21, was assigned to B/E Aerospace Inc. (Winston-Salem, N.C.).
"Joint for composite tubular rods" was invented by Mark R. Gurvich (Middletown, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A joint assembly may include a first wedge ring, where the first wedge ring is arranged on an internal surface of the tubular composite rod, having a wedge-shaped radially outward geometry to form a wedge-shaped end portion. The joint assembly may include a second wedge ring, where the second wedge ring is arranged radially outward of an external surface of the tubular composite rod. The joint assembly may include a third wedge ring, wher...