ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,158, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to ASTRO TECH Co. LTD. (Changhua City, Taiwan).

"Composite structures and methods of forming composite structures" was invented by Matthew T. Giaraffa (Golden, Colo.) and William B. Montague (Denver).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Composite structures and methods of forming composite structures are provided. The composite structures can include one or more composite structure components. Each composite structure component is formed from a composite panel that includes one or more sheets of material. The sheets of material include a thermoplastic material and a plurality of reinforcing fibers. A com...