ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,434,321, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Rohr Inc. (Chula Vista, Calif.).
"Ceramic coating heat shield for induction welding" was invented by Michael Van Tooren (San Diego) and Jeffrey D. Woods (Beaumont, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assembly is provided for induction welding. This assembly utilizes a heat shield (e.g., a mica heat shield) with a recess. An induction welding coil may be disposed within this heat shield recess during induction welding operations. The wall thickness of the heat shield within the recess may be reduced to enhance heat transfer to a workpiece during induction welding operations. The heat shield m...