ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,429,166, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Airbus Operations GmbH (Hamburg, Germany).

"Cryogenic storage tank, aircraft with a cryogenic storage tank and method for forming a hybrid metal polymer joint" was invented by Peter Linde (Hamburg, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cryogenic storage tank including a first metallic end piece having a first structured connection area on its outer surface, a second metallic end piece having a second structured connection area on its outer surface, a hollow body extending between the first structured connection area and the second structured area. The hollow body is formed of a fiber reinf...