US Patent Issued to The Boeing on Sept. 16 for "Conductive compositions of conductive polymer and metal coated fiber" (Missouri Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,417,859, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Va.).

"Conductive compositions of conductive polymer and metal coated fiber" was invented by Patrick J. Kinlen (Fenton, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides compositions including a conductive polymer; and a fiber material comprising one or more metals disposed thereon. The present disclosure further provides a component, such as a vehicle component, including a composition of the present disclosure disposed thereon. The present disclosure further provides methods for manufacturing a component including: contacting a metal coated fiber ...