ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,404,000, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to THE BOEING COMPANY (Arlington, Va.).
"Raised decorative laminate panel and method" was invented by Lon Eric Switzer (Seattle), Gregory William Nelson (Everett, Wash.), Frank H. Fash (Lynnwood, Wash.), Carolina Aranda (Snohomish, Wash.) and Eric Eagon (Seattle).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Wall panel constructions are disclosed having visually detectable dimensional characteristic imparted to a panel exterior surface as a raised relief area by providing a cabin wall panel assembly with a panel insert having a dimensional characteristic interposed between a panel substrate and a deformable outer...