ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,365,022, issued on July 22, was assigned to RTX Corp. (Farmington, Conn.).
"Core firing setter" was invented by Brandon W. Spangler (Vernon, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for firing a ceramic core includes: placing the core in a setter, the setter having a plurality of protruding setter posts between second legs of the core and with distal ends supporting first legs of the core; and firing the core in the setter to harden the core. During the firing, the setter posts maintain a predetermined minimum separation between the first legs and the second legs."
The patent was filed on June 21, 2024, under Application No. 18/750...