ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,755, issued on July 29.

"Method for manufacturing a sandwich panel with improved impact and damping behaviors" was invented by Asuncion Butragueno-Martinez (Getafe, Spain), Veronica Barcelo Castello (Getafe, Spain), Matilde De La Mota Mendiola (Getafe, Spain) and Jesus Javier Vazquez Castro (Getafe, Spain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for manufacturing an aeronautical panel with improved impact and damping behaviors. The method is applicable not only to flat panels but also to curved or highly curved panels, whatever their size and the shape of their core. The manufactured sandwich panels comprise dry fiber mats made from f...