US Patent Issued to Electroimpact on Nov. 3 for "AFP processing system for long members having irregular cross-sections" (Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,779,794, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Electroimpact Inc. (Mukilteo, Wash.).

"AFP processing system for long members having irregular cross-sections" was invented by Andrew Purvis (Mukilteo, Wash.), Theodore David Goltz (Everett, Wash.) and Benjamin H. Malchert (Everett, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A support system for AFP processing of irregular members including a base assembly, first and second rotational supports, a driver for rotating the first and second rotational supports, at least one movable support for contacting and supporting the irregular member as it rotates and a control for moving the support to maintain cont...