ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,003, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to TWB COMPANY LLC (Monroe, Mich.).
"Variable gage blank" was invented by Mark Eisenmenger (Monroe, Mich.), Wayne Huisman (Monroe, Mich.) and Isaac Luther (Monroe, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A variable gage blank is formed from a set of components joined by a joining process. The set of components include a web, a first flange, and a second flange. The components have respective thicknesses. The first flange and the second flange may be modified to include a transition region with a variable thickness that terminates on an edge having a thickness substantially similar to a thickness of t...