US Patent Issued to Forma Technologies on July 15 for "Composite conduit formwork structure and method of fabrication" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,427, issued on July 15, was assigned to Forma Technologies Inc. (Austin, Texas).

"Composite conduit formwork structure and method of fabrication" was invented by Scott Armstrong (Austin, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure presents a composite conduit formwork structure which includes a cylindrical outer casing adapted to bond with a cylindrical inner casing which are maintained at a fixed distance apart by a plurality of radial stanchions. The inner casing and outer casing form an interior void which is filled with concrete during manufacture. The outer casing and inner casing remain in place to protect the structure...