ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,565,451, issued on March 3, was assigned to RTX Corp. (Farmington, Conn.).
"Multi-mandrel braiding process" was invented by Kathryn S. Read (Marlborough, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for forming multiple braided preform segments includes a mandrel assembly disposed along a mandrel axis, a radial braider for winding fibers onto the mandrel assembly to form a continuous braided article, an applicator for applying a polymer binder to the braided article while mounted on the mandrel assembly, and a debulking tool for debulking the braided article while mounted on the mandrel assembly. The mandrel assembly includes a lead-in ...