US Patent Issued to The Boeing on July 28 for "Apparatuses, tacking sticks, and systems for tacking workpieces in composite manufacturing and methods associated therewith" (Australian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,644, issued on July 28, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Va.).

"Apparatuses, tacking sticks, and systems for tacking workpieces in composite manufacturing and methods associated therewith" was invented by Nayeem Chowdhury (Melbourne, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tacking element for tacking workpieces in composite manufacturing includes a base member, an actuating member and a heating member. The actuating member secured to the base member. The heating member disposed on the base member or the actuating member and configured to selectively radiate heat toward the actuating member. The actuating member is config...