US Patent Issued to PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA on July 14 for "Electron beam brazing to repair component" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,877, issued on July 14, was assigned to PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP. (Longueuil, Canada).

"Electron beam brazing to repair component" was invented by Kevin M. Tracy (Wichita Falls, Texas) and Charles Trent Daulton (Burkburnett, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of repairing a component includes the steps of identifying a component to be repaired, and an area on the component in need of repair. Next, one places the component into a chamber, and deposits braze material at the area. Next, one applies an electron beam focused on a portion of the area to sinter the braze material that has been deposited at the area. Finally, o...