US Patent Issued to Airbus Operations on Dec. 16 for "Devices and method for producing a t-shaped semifinished product from a multiply non-crimp fabric" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,752, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Airbus Operations GmbH (Hamburg, Germany).

"Devices and method for producing a t-shaped semifinished product from a multiply non-crimp fabric" was invented by Olaf Rocker (Stade, Germany), Torben Jacob (Beckdorf, Germany), Carsten Barlag (Bliedersdorf, Germany), Alexander Gillessen (Stade, Germany) and Thore Sdunnus (Braunschweig, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices and methods for producing a T-shaped semifinished product from a multiply non-crimp fabric with reinforcing fibers for a composite material. The product has a web and a flange. The device includes a web forming tool, with...