US Patent Issued to Novelis on June 16 for "Ironing systems and methods" (Georgia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,654,217, issued on June 16, was assigned to Novelis Inc. (Atlanta).

"Ironing systems and methods" was invented by Jay Michael Shores (Alpharetta, Ga.), Carlos Nobrega (Woodstock, Ga.) and Stewart Edward Hickey (Dallas, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ironing system includes a ram, a sensor system, and a punch nose. The ram includes a ram body and a ram nose, and the ram includes an inner surface that defines an inner chamber. The punch nose is connected to the ram nose via the sensor, and the sensor is configured to detect a force on the punch nose during an ironing process. An adaptor may be coupled to the inner surface of the ram...