US Patent Issued to United Launch Alliance on June 24 for "Systems and methods for filling a void on at least one metal workpiece" (Alabama, Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,410, issued on June 24, was assigned to United Launch Alliance LLC (Centennial, Colo.).

"Systems and methods for filling a void on at least one metal workpiece" was invented by Johnny W Dingler (Cullman, Ala.) and Stan Blados (Columbus, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A welding system and method for filing a void on a metal workpiece is provided. The workpiece includes a first surface and an opposite second surface. The system and method may include a metal insert configured to fill the void and a welder configured to perform a friction stir welding process on the metal workpiece. The metal insert may be capable of being position...