ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,103, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to GSTC LLC (Scottsdale, Ariz.).
"Carbon fiber air cargo container" was invented by Gideon P. Searle (Scottsdale, Ariz.) and Theodore Bobrick Root Jr. (Charlotte, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is directed to an air cargo container formed from a plurality of fiber-reinforced (e.g., carbon fiber) composite panels. The use of fiber reinforcement provides for an increased strength-to-weight ratio as compared to existing air cargo containers. Furthermore, the present invention also includes air cargo containers having convex side panels, which decreases the chance of damage to...