US Patent Issued to The Boeing on April 14 for "Inductively heated tools for stamp-forming thermoplastic composites" (Washington, Missouri Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,600,078, issued on April 14, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Va.).

"Inductively heated tools for stamp-forming thermoplastic composites" was invented by Marc R Matsen (Seattle), Randall D. Wilkerson (St. Charles County, Mo.) and Gwendolyn M. Janda (Seattle).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tool for stamp-forming thermoplastic components may include a frame reinforced by an infill material. The infill material (e.g., cast ceramic) is configured to provide compression resistance to the frame and to insulate the frame from heat. A forming plate is coupled to the frame, and the plate has a front face defining a forming surface of ...