US Patent Issued to The Boeing on Sept. 29 for "Hybrid thermoset and thermoplastic composite airplane wings employing thermoplastic co-bonding" (American, Australian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,747,016, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Va.).

"Hybrid thermoset and thermoplastic composite airplane wings employing thermoplastic co-bonding" was invented by Christopher Alan Howe (Albert Park, Australia), Phillip John Crothers (Hampton East, Australia), Nikita Budwal (Lynnwood, Wash.), Alexander Michael Rubin (Arlington, Va.) and Ying Shi (Maryland Heights, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composite airplane wing utilizes both fiber reinforced thermoset and thermoplastic components that are co-bonded using a thermoplastic bonding film."

The patent was filed on April 1, 2025, under Application No. 1...