ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,415,303, issued on Sept. 16.
"Two-sided mold for molding aircraft components and method of use" was invented by Dirk Kraemer (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mold for molding aircraft components is provided. The mold includes a mold first part, a mold second part, and a mold insert, the mold first part and mold insert combining to form a cavity defining the shape of an aircraft component. The cavity may be filled with reinforcing fiber and then infused with matrix material to form a fiber-reinforced composite part. The mold may include one or more sensors to monitor data related to a molding process such a...