ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,303,991, issued on May 20, was assigned to Collins Engine Nozzles Inc. (Des Moines, Iowa).

"Material deposition for fuel nozzle joint" was invented by Brett A. Pfeffer (Granger, Iowa), Jason A. Ryon (Carlisle, Iowa) and Pete J. Schnoebelen (West Des Moines, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of making a fluid injection component for a gas turbine engine includes depositing material onto a piece of tube stock. The method includes machining an elbow into the deposited material, wherein machining the elbow includes forming a braze joint surface in the deposited material. Depositing can include laser cladding the material onto the ...