ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,275,538, issued on April 15, was assigned to AIRBUS OPERATIONS Ltd. (Bristol, Great Britain).
"Lightning strike protection layer" was invented by Sam Thompson (Bristol, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lightning strike protection layer for an aircraft is disclosed having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion includes a first fibre reinforced polymer composite layer and a first electrically conductive metal layer and the second portion includes a second fibre reinforced polymer composite layer and a second electrically conductive metal layer, and the first and second portions are joined at a butt joint, with...