US Patent Issued to TSI Technologies on May 20 for "In-situ monitoring and control of induction welding of thermoplastic composites using amorphous or nanocrystalline microwire temperature sensors and self-centering antennae rail system" (American, Russian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,157, issued on May 20, was assigned to TSI Technologies LLC (Wichita, Kan.).

"In-situ monitoring and control of induction welding of thermoplastic composites using amorphous or nanocrystalline microwire temperature sensors and self-centering antennae rail system" was invented by Brian Lee Clothier (Wichita, Kan.), Michael J. Bourke III (Brighton, Mich.) and Vladimir Malyshev (Moscow Region, Russia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A thermoplastic composite welding microwire temperature measurement system broadly comprises a plurality of moveable antennae configured to transmit interrogation signals, a rail system including a motorized l...