ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,620, issued on May 27, was assigned to Spirit AeroSystems Inc. (Wichita, Kan.).
"Composite parts, and methods of manufacturing" was invented by Andi Meyer (Wichita, Kan.), Mark Anthony Wadsworth (Wichita, Kan.) and Ronald Jones (Wichita, Kan.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for manufacturing a composite part includes forming an initial radius filler on a composite panel. The initial radius filler is formed from a plurality of plies of composite material stacked on the composite panel. The method includes forming a radius of curvature on at least one side of the initial radius filler, positioning a composite stiffener on the c...