ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,539, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to AIRBUS OPERATIONS GmbH (Hamburg, Germany).

"Leading edge device for an aerodynamic component and method for manufacturing a leading-edge device for an aerodynamic component" was invented by Martin Fees (Hamburg, Germany), Christian Bast (Hamburg, Germany), Robert Lange (Hamburg, Germany) and Lilian Joachim (Hamburg, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A leading-edge device for an aerodynamic component is disclosed having a first skin element having an inner surface and an aerodynamic outer surface, and further includes a second skin element having an inner surface and an aerodynamic outer su...