ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,584,411, issued on March 24, was assigned to Chromalloy Gas Turbine LLC (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.).
"Masking system" was invented by Martinus Adam Petrus van den Bosch (Tilburg, Netherlands), Wilco Bongers (Tilburg, Netherlands) and Antonius Mutsaers (Tilburg, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A masking system for selectively masking a component is provided. The component has a projection. The masking system includes a first piece having a recessed area. The recessed area is configured to house the projection. The masking system has a second piece securable to the first piece. A first portion of the component is masked and a se...