ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,577,367, issued on March 17, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Va.).

"Thermoplastic composition, consolidated laminate structure, and method for manufacturing thereof" was invented by Ying Shi (St. Louis), Marcos Pantoja (St. Louis) and Alexander M. Rubin (St. Louis).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A thermoplastic composition includes a thermoplastic polymer and electrically conductive particles dispersed in the thermoplastic polymer."

The patent was filed on Oct. 7, 2022, under Application No. 17/938,721.

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