ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,392, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to LEONARDO S.P.A. (Italy).
"Method for the manufacture of a structural component in composite material reinforced with stiffening stringers and structural component" was invented by Stefano Giuseppe Corvaglia (Taranto, Italy), Nicola Gallo (Taranto, Italy) and Alessandro Serio (Taranto, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method to manufacture a structural component in composite material reinforced with stiffening stringers and comprising a skin and plurality of stringers having a hollow section fixed to said skin. The method comprising: a) laminating a plurality of first layers of composite m...