US Patent Issued to Vandor on Aug. 18 for "Induction bonded reel" (Michigan, Ohio, Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,709,070, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to Vandor Corp. (Richmond, Ind.).

"Induction bonded reel" was invented by Jack E. Elder (Rochester, Mich.), Richard Brown (Richmond, Ind.) and Christopher Nichols (Englewood, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reel includes a core, a first flange affixed to a first end of the core, a second flange affixed to a second opposite end of the core, and a first bonded joint connecting the first flange to the core. The first bonded joint includes a first susceptor material arranged between the first flange and the first end of the core, and the first flange and the first end of the core are bonded arou...