ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,559,255, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to LEONARDO S.P.A. (Rome).

"Method and device for manufacturing a structural element in composite material with a Z-shaped profile" was invented by Nicola Gallo (Grottaglie, Italy), Stefano Giuseppe Corvaglia (Grottaglie, Italy), Nicola Miani (Grottaglie, Italy), Luca Monopoli (Grottaglie, Italy), Antonio Ruberto (Grottaglie, Italy) and Marco Barile (Grottaglie, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method is described for manufacturing a structural element in composite material extending along a straight or curvilinear longitudinal direction, having a Z-shaped cross section and comprising, in it...