US Patent Issued to GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I on Aug. 11 for "Abrasive flow machining process for a meridionally divided turbine housing, and a masking fixture used in said process" (French, Indian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,064, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC. (Torrance, Calif.).

"Abrasive flow machining process for a meridionally divided turbine housing, and a masking fixture used in said process" was invented by Philippe Renaud (Thaon-les-Vosges, France) and Sudhir Bangaru (Bangalore, India).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An abrasive flow machining process for a meridionally divided turbine housing for a turbocharger employs a fixture installed in the axial bore of the housing to force the abrasive medium to flow substantially 360deg about the circumference of the volute, and to shield the portion of the divider of the ...