ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,325,159, issued on June 10, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Va.).

"Continuous compression molding machines and methods of continuous compression molding a consolidated thermoplastic matrix composite material" was invented by Trevor David Charest (St. Louis), Aaron Ross Cowin (Dardenne Prairie, Mo.), Gregory James Schoepen Hickman (Charleston, S.C.), Justin Joseph Schell (St. Charles, Mo.) and Randall Dow Wilkerson (O'Fallon, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Continuous compression molding machines (CCMMs) and methods of continuous compression molding a consolidated thermoplastic matrix composite material are disclosed herein....