ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,745, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to ROHR INC. (Chula Vista, Calif.).
"Modular tooling systems and methods" was invented by Jeffrey D. Woods (Beaumont, Calif.), Roberto Ramos (Moreno Valley, Calif.), Javier Lacalle (San Diego) and Andrew Adan (Corona, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular tooling arrangement includes a base member comprising a planar working surface, a frame circumscribing a first cavity at least partially defined by the planar working surface, and a plurality of plates configured to be received in the first cavity for forming a second cavity of a desired shape and size. The plurality of plates at least ...