ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,186, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD. (Tokyo).

"Fiber-reinforced sheet laminate, production method for fiber-reinforced sheet laminate, and production method for structure" was invented by Toshiki Kitazawa (Tokyo), Masahiko Shimizu (Tokyo) and Yoko Taguchi (Aichi, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-stack material includes a plurality of fiber-reinforced sheets that are laminated. The fiber-reinforced sheets include a first fiber-reinforced sheet in which a first fiber extends in a first direction and a second fiber-reinforced sheet in which a second fiber extends in a second direction that...