ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,324, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD. (Tokyo).

"Turbine static blade, fitting structure, and gas turbine" was invented by Masayoshi Hatta (Tokyo), Kazuki Morimoto (Tokyo) and Susumu Wakazono (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a turbine static blade composed of a blade body and shrouds respectively formed on both ends in the blade height direction of the blade body. The shroud includes: a main member having a heat-resistance coat film section which extends from the axial upstream end to the axial downstream end of a gas passing surface; and a protruding section which protrudes from a s...