ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,291,002, issued on May 6.
"Hot forming press" was invented by Chris Wood (Tillsonburg, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a press suitable for forming hot blanks into components. The press of this invention includes a mechanical press, which may be servo-driven, a hydraulically controlled bolster and a stationary bed. The mechanical press is adapted for vertical reciprocal movement towards the stationary bed for hot forming the blanks placed in dies on the stationary bed. The hydraulically controlled bolster is adapted for quenching the hot formed blank placed on the die. The present invention relates ...