ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,325,667, issued on June 10, was assigned to MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD. (Tokyo).

"Processing method for ceramic-based composite material" was invented by Hiromichi Akiyama (Tokyo) and Yasuhiko Tsuru (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a processing method for a ceramic-based composite material in which the ceramic-based composite material is molded by layering sheets obtained by impregnating reinforced fibers with a slurry containing ceramic powder and calcining the sheets after curing, the processing method includes layering the sheets in a layering direction to form a laminate, and covering the laminate with a vacuum bag and e...