ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,742,711, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Va.).

"Systems and methods for material testing and material testpieces" was invented by Ali Yousefiani (Tustin, Calif.), Joseph S. Indeck (Huntsville, Ala.), Bruno Zamorano Senderos (Huntsville, Ala.), Austin E. Mann (Chesterfield, Mo.) and Scott Cummings (Long Beach, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A material testing system and method includes a testpiece, a test bed, and a data collector. The testpiece includes a body that extends along an axis and a hollow interior that is formed by the body. The test bed internally pressurizes the hollow interior of the t...