US Patent Issued to Newfrey on April 15 for "Die for deforming material in a joining tool, joining tool and method for identifying and/or detecting the condition of a die" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,275,057, issued on April 15, was assigned to Newfrey LLC (New Britain, Conn.).

"Die for deforming material in a joining tool, joining tool and method for identifying and/or detecting the condition of a die" was invented by David Hisserich (Giessen, Germany), Dirk Muller (Giessen, Germany), Andreas Tripp (Giessen, Germany) and Michael Blocher (Giessen, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A die for deforming a workpiece material in a joining tool comprises a head with a top side partially defining a cavity in which the workpiece material is to be deformed, a bottom side opposite the top side, a lateral side arranged between the top side ...