US Patent Issued to The Boeing on Nov. 3 for "Panels for aircraft fuselages, aircraft assemblies, and methods for panels and aircraft assemblies" (Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,780,398, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Va.).

"Panels for aircraft fuselages, aircraft assemblies, and methods for panels and aircraft assemblies" was invented by Khashayar Borumand (Woodinville, Wash.), Alex M. Martinez (Lynwood, Wash.) and James D. Whitt (Renton, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A panel comprises a panel interior surface, a foam layer, and a composite layer. A first end of the panel is oriented at a first end angle relative to a foam layer interior surface, wherein the first end angle is not 90 degrees. A foam layer interior surface is operatively arranged at the panel interior surface....