US Patent Issued to Rivian IP Holdings on Aug. 12 for "Systems and methods for managing sharp transitions for powder coating" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,925, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Rivian IP Holdings LLC (Irvine, Calif.).

"Systems and methods for managing sharp transitions for powder coating" was invented by Travis Cournoyer (Hawthorne, Calif.) and Nathaniel Wynn (Tustin, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus includes a component having an edge feature that has a radius of curvature. The apparatus includes an underlayer arranged over the edge feature and configured to increase the radius of curvature of the edge feature. The apparatus includes a powder coating arranged over the component and over the underlayer to form a continuous layer. The underlayer is co...