ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,786, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD. (Tokyo).
"Forming method" was invented by Toshiki Kitazawa (Tokyo) and Masahiko Shimizu (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for forming a laminate by stacking sheet materials containing reinforcing fibers includes a fixation step wherein a first region of the laminate in the length direction is fixed to a forming mold having a curved part which comprises at least either a convex shape or a concave shape in a predetermined direction; forming steps wherein the laminate is formed along the surface shape of the forming mold by pressing a second region of ...