ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,645, issued on July 28, was assigned to MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD. (Tokyo).
"Composite material molding method" was invented by Toshiki Kitazawa (Tokyo) and Masahiko Shimizu (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composite material molding method for molding a composite material by integrating a first fiber base material which is formed in a plate shape and a second fiber base material. The method includes installing, in a recess in a first molding surface of a molding tool, the second fiber base material formed in a shape corresponding to the recess; fixing a first fiber-reinforced portion which is a part of a plurality of fi...