US Patent Issued to DRS Naval Power Systems on June 24 for "Multi-metallic mechanical retention hoop" (Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,341,384, issued on June 24, was assigned to DRS Naval Power Systems Inc. (Menomonee Falls, Wis.).

"Multi-metallic mechanical retention hoop" was invented by Edgar S. Thaxton (Groton, Mass.) and Calvin H. Corey III (Scituate, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A retention structure can be created using two or more different materials (e.g., one magnetic material, and one non-magnetic material) as a composite structure. The retention structure can include a cylindrical hoop comprising one or more one or magnetic regions tangentially alternating with one or more non-magnetic regions configured to surround and retain a plurality of magnets...