ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,987, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies LLC (Kansas City, Mo.).
"Solderable coating for additive manufactured oxidizing metals" was invented by Kyle J. Byers (Leawood, Kan.), Daniel Scott Krueger (Liberty, Mo.), Michael Walsh (Overland Park, Kan.) and William Price (Easton, Kan.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of manufacturing a compound object, such as an antenna, is disclosed. The method includes creating, via additive manufacturing, a first component formed at least in part of an oxidizing metal; applying, via vapor deposition, a solderable coating to at least a portion of the...