ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,791, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to CENTRE TECHNIQUE INDUSTRIEL DE LA PLASTURGIE ET DES COMPOSITES (Bellignat, France).
"Moulding apparatus" was invented by Damien Giraud (La Motte Servolex, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure concerns a molding apparatus including: a first thermally conductive flange and a second thermally conductive flange, said first and second thermally conductive flanges delimiting a cavity configured to receive thermoplastic pre-impregnated textiles, a mold thermally conductive and thermoregulated by a heat transfer fluid-comprising an upper impression and a lower impression, said upp...