US Patent Issued to Rolls-Royce on Nov. 3 for "Method and system for manufacturing a composite component" (British Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,779,795, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Rolls-Royce plc (London).

"Method and system for manufacturing a composite component" was invented by Alasdair S. York (Bristol, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for manufacturing a composite component includes providing a tool switchable between a deposition configuration and a flange-forming configuration. The tool includes a first portion including a first deposition surface, a second portion including a second deposition surface and a pre-form support surface, and a flange-forming block including a curved surface. The method further includes depositing a composite materia...