US Patent Issued to University of Houston System on Sept. 8 for "Method to produce thermite welds by applying first and second vibrations" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,479, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to University of Houston System (Houston).

"Method to produce thermite welds by applying first and second vibrations" was invented by Francisco Carlos Robles Hernandez (Houston) and Shelton Ray Taylor (Houston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and systems for producing a thermite weld include applying a first vibration and a second vibration to molten thermite material within a mold between a first piece and a second piece to be welded. The first vibration includes a first vibration frequency and a first amplitude, and the second vibration includes a second vibration frequency and a second am...