ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,134, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD. (Tokyo).
"Heating device and heating method" was invented by Yuki Kani (Tokyo) and Ryota Ozaki (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a heating device including: a heating unit that heats a laminate which includes a plurality of sheet-like composite materials including reinforced fiber and thermoplastic resin, and heats, via a first contact surface disposed in contact with the laminate, the thermoplastic resin included in the laminate being in contact with the first contact surface to a softening temperature or higher; a cooling unit that cools, via a...