ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,667,918, issued on June 30, was assigned to ROLLS-ROYCE SMR Ltd. (Derby, Great Britain).
"Method of manufacturing a dome made of welded components" was invented by Daniel Clark (Derby, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Method of manufacturing a dome comprising: providing a plurality of components; joining a first and a second component together, joining the first and second components together comprising: positioning the first component and the second component in an initial position in which the first surfaces of components are angled from each other by a first angle; melting a volume of material extending between the first a...