ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,459, issued on May 27, was assigned to Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, R.I.).
"Hydraulically operated electrochemical machining assemblies" was invented by Kevin Joseph Monahan (Fort Worth, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrochemical machining assembly for boring a passage in an electrically conductive workpiece. The electrochemical machining assembly includes an electrochemical machining tool having a telescoping collar with an articulating head coupled thereto. The telescoping collar is hydraulically actuatable between a contracted configuration and an extended configuration responsive to fluid pressure provided b...