ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,403, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Va.).

"Insulating ceramic panels and methods of forming insulating ceramic panels" was invented by Stephen E. Lehman (Melbourne Beach, Fla.), Kayleigh Porter (Los Angeles) and Tobias A. Schaedler (Oak Park, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Insulating ceramic panels and methods of forming insulating ceramic panels are disclosed herein. The insulating ceramic panels include a plurality of hollow particles and an oxide binder. The plurality of hollow particles are formed from a hollow particle material that includes a metal oxide. The plurality of hollow particles d...