ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,447,692, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to AIRBUS ATLANTIC (Rochefort, France).
"System and method for joining high-performance thermoplastic components" was invented by Laurent Dubreuil (Pibrac, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for joining a first component to be welded to a second component to be welded, the joining device having at least one electrically conductive, resistive heating film which comprises a central connection portion and two lateral electrical connection portions. The joining device comprises at least one first electrical insulation member which is positioned in contact with the first face of the heating...