US Patent Issued to The Boeing on Sept. 23 for "Methods and apparatus for lightning strike protection" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,948, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Va.).

"Methods and apparatus for lightning strike protection" was invented by Marc Gregory Storozuk (West St. Paul, Canada) and James Paul Hacault (Winnipeg, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and apparatus for lightning strike protection are disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus includes a frame supporting an exterior panel, the exterior panel having a first side that at least partially defines an exterior surface of a vehicle, a shield panel placed at a second side of the exterior panel opposite the first side, and a spring extending from the frame a...