ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,576,630, issued on March 17, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Va.).
"Composite lamination system and methods" was invented by Michael Kenneth-Que Louie (Renton, Wash.) and Matthew H. Mellin (Seattle).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and methods for indexing an automated fiber placement head to a surface of a substrate are provided. The system comprises a first measurement system comprising a first plurality of sensors configured to scan the surface of the substrate; a second measurement system comprising a second plurality of sensors configured to locate the automated fiber placement head; and a data management device co...