ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,447,723, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to MAG Aerospace Industries LLC (Carson, Calif.).

"Linerless, conformable composite tank structure for aircraft water and waste" was invented by Edita Salcepuedes (Ontario, Calif.), Mario Nakhla (La Mirada, Calif.), David Spain (Los Angeles), Sabarrish Mohan (La Crescenta, Calif.) and Misri Lal (Valencia, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A linerless composite tank for a waste or water system on board an aerospace vehicle includes a monolithic tank body having a first composite material co-cured with a second composite material. The first composite material includes a first resin and the secon...