US Patent Issued to GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas on March 25 for "Remote surface treatment systems and methods" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,663, issued on March 25, was assigned to GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC (Wilmington, N.C.).

"Remote surface treatment systems and methods" was invented by Jack T. Matsumoto (San Jose, Calif.) and Nicholas F. Di Bari (San Jose, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems remotely polish and compress surfaces for working, including surfaces created through electrical discharge machining. A bridge may secure about the surface and carry a spindle that rotatably extends downward and carries a polishing assembly. The polishing assembly can push against the surface while polishing the same with larger amounts of force. The polish...