ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,319,034, issued on June 3, was assigned to Adtec Engineering Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).

"Carbon fiber reinforced plastic structure and processing apparatus" was invented by Yoneta Tanaka (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A carbon fiber reinforced plastic structure has a low surface roughness and has reduced deformation due to residual stress, changes in temperature, etc., and a processing apparatus that uses the structure, are disclosed. The carbon fiber reinforced plastic structure (CFRP structure) includes a carbon fiber reinforced plastic member (CFRP member), and a resin layer formed on a first surface of the carbon fiber reinforced plasti...