US Patent Issued to RTX on March 24 for "Machining of ceramic matrix composite during preforming and partial densification" (Connecticut, Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,583,064, issued on March 24, was assigned to RTX Corp. (Farmington, Conn.).

"Machining of ceramic matrix composite during preforming and partial densification" was invented by Kendall J. Schneider (Middletown, Conn.), Alan C. Barron (Jupiter, Fla.) and Mary Colby (West Hartford, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of forming an aerodynamic component for use in a gas turbine engine using ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) is provided. The method includes executing a full densification of the CMCs once a final shape of the aerodynamic component is achieved, identifying first and second sectors of an exterior surfaces of the aerody...