ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,966, issued on May 6, was assigned to TUSAS-TURK HAVACILIK VE UZAY SANAYII A.S. (Ankara, Turkey).

"Composite lay-up mold production system" was invented by Busra Aykac (Ankara, Turkey), Remzi Ecmel Ece (Ankara, Turkey), Yahya Oz (Ankara, Turkey), Metehan Erdogan (Ankara, Turkey) and Ishak Karakaya (Ankara, Turkey).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mandrel is disclosed which is suitable for use in surface metallization process (electrodeposition) by electrolysis. The mandrel has at least one inner coating which is metallized on an outer surface of the mandrel by electrolysis method such that it almost entirely covers the outer surface t...