US Patent Issued to The Boeing on April 22 for "Fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite structural members, aircraft including the same, and related methods" (Washington Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,553, issued on April 22, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Va.).

"Fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite structural members, aircraft including the same, and related methods" was invented by Adriana W. Blom-Schieber (Snohomish, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite structural members (FRTCSM), aircraft including the same, and related methods are disclosed herein. The FRTCSMs include a first thermoplastic sub-structure that includes a first web, a first flange that extends away from the first web, and a first transition region between the first flange and the first web. The FRTCSMs als...