US Patent Issued to The Boeing on Oct. 21 for "Method for producing a structural material stack" (British, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,448,698, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Alexandria, Va.).

"Method for producing a structural material stack" was invented by Charles William Rust (Seattle), John Alfred Weidler III (Lynnwood, Wash.), Muhammad Jawad Qarni (Newcastle Upon Tyne, Great Britain) and Niall Mannion (Newcastle Upon Tyne, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for producing a structural material stack includes forming a composite panel that includes a carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) material, and applying an interface film on an exterior composite surface of the composite panel. The interface film is electrically conducti...