ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,291,057, issued on May 6, was assigned to CSS COMPOSITES LLC (Gunnison, Utah).
"Methods of manufacture for reinforced thermoplastic components" was invented by Jason Christensen (Gunnison, Utah), Joseph Stanish (Gunnison, Utah) and Roland Christensen (Gunnison, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are systems and techniques for producing complex components using a reinforced thermoplastic material. The complex components can include contoured or curved outer surfaces, and in some cases define a cavity. In certain examples, one or more thermoplastic materials are arranged to form a wheel component, such as that adapted to ...