US Patent Issued to B/E AEROSPACE on July 28 for "Joints for composite laminated panels and beams" (Connecticut Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,643, issued on July 28, was assigned to B/E AEROSPACE INC. (Winston Salem, N.C.).

"Joints for composite laminated panels and beams" was invented by Mark R. Gurvich (Middletown, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A joint for use with a composite laminated component is disclosed herein. The joint includes a component including a partial U-shaped trapezoidal cavity and a triangular component. The partial trapezoidal component includes a base extending in a first direction, a first side extending away from the base at a first angle from the first direction, a second side extending away from the base at a second angle from the first dir...