ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,914, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Chicago).
"Molding system with a plurality of vents" was invented by Stephen R. Dark (Seattle).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A molding system for forming a composite structure having trapped volumes is presented. The molding system comprises a plurality of removeable inserts, a bottom tool assembly, and a plurality of vents formed at a parting line of the molding system. Each removeable insert of the plurality of removeable inserts comprises a plurality of pieces configured to be disassembled for removal from the composite structure. Each removeable insert is configured to be pl...