US Patent Issued to Fourth Power on Nov. 11 for "Brittle material joints with dynamic sealing" (Massachusetts, New Jersey Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,565, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Fourth Power Inc. (Cambridge, Mass.).

"Brittle material joints with dynamic sealing" was invented by Mike Hvasta (Lawrence Township, N.J.), Colin Kelsall (Cambridge, Mass.), Asegun Henry (Hyde Park, Mass.), Sandeep Pidaparti (Burlington, Mass.) and Joe Patrinostro (Centerville, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A joint structure may include a first component and a second component aligned in a first direction, where a first end of the first component is opposed to a first end of the second component. The joint structure may include a packing shell positioned around the first end of the first...