ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,489, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to THE BOEING COMPANY (Arlington, Va.).

"Schiff base oligomers" was invented by Andrew M. Zweig (Akron, Ohio) and Waynie M. Schuette (Troy, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aspects of the present disclosure relate to Schiff base oligomers and uses thereof. In at least one aspect, an oligomer is represented by Formula (IV) wherein each instance of R9 is independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, and ether. Each instance of R28 and R29 of Formula (IV) is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, and aryl. Each in...