ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,715,575, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to SAFRAN (Paris) and SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS (Velizy-Villacoublay, France).

"Method for manufacturing a diaphragm holder for an oleo-pneumatic shock absorber" was invented by Alexandre Hatt (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Sylvain Didier Leclercq (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Quentin Roirand (Moissy-Cramayel, France) and Mathieu Joubert (Moissy-Cramayel, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for manufacturing a diaphragm holder for a shock absorber of the oleo-pneumatic type, in particular for an aircraft landing gear. The diaphragm holder includes a first end with a dome, and a tubular portion ex...