ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,441,034, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to BASF Polyurethanes GmbH (Lemfoerde, Germany).
"Cast component that is larger than the casting mold" was invented by Christian Matthias Heikaus (Lemfoerde, Germany) and Alexander Richter (Lemfoerde, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A component is made of at least two segments connected to one another in a movable manner via one or more connecting elements. The component is made of a casting or parts of a casting which is cast in the casting space of a casting mold. The component is longer than the maximum extent of that casting space when the component is aligned via the movable connecting...