ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,905, issued on April 21, was assigned to SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS (Herstal, Belgium).
"Geometry of a layup surface" was invented by Julien Philippe Gallet (Herstal, Belgium) and Michel Wlasow Wlasowski (Herstal, Belgium).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for determining a lay-up geometry for creating a component made of composite material, includes a body which is a volume of revolution of axis directed in an axial direction, the body extending around the axial direction in a circumferential direction, and a flange extending from one end of the body in a direction of extension, the method involving determining a first surface havin...