US Patent Issued to The Boeing on Feb. 17 for "Blade stringer forming methods and tooling" (South Carolina, California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,113, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Va.).

"Blade stringer forming methods and tooling" was invented by William L Serencsits (Hollywood, S.C.), Jessica Offutt Fry (Charleston, S.C.) and Justin Albright (La Mirada, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A first cut and kitted material is held against a first flange face of a first die. A second cut and kitted material is held against a second flange face of a second die. The method simultaneously forms the first cut and kitted material against a first blade face of the first die and the second cut and kitted material against a second blade face of the seco...