ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,044, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Rolls-Royce Corp. (Indianapolis).
"Workholding for pulsed electrochemical machining" was invented by Rusty M. Garner (Indianapolis), Monica Sy Munoz (Indianapolis), Damon Ward (Indianapolis) and Anthony F. Allen (Indianapolis).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pulsed electrochemical machining (pECM) system includes a pECM tool comprising a tool body defining a tool axis, the tool body comprising one or more electrodes, each of the one or more electrodes comprising an electrically conductive material and defining a working surface at a distal end of the tool axis configured to face a workpiece; an e...