ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,992, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES (Paris).

"Device for moulding a bladed part of a turbomachine" was invented by Maxime Marie Desire Blaise (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Hubert Jean Marie Fabre (Moissy-Cramayel, France) and Jeff Pote (Moissy-Cramayel, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for moulding at least one bladed part of a turbine engine, including a base; a mould formed from a plurality of parts nested inside one another, this mould being applied to the base. A first seal is mounted between the mould and the base; and a bell is mounted on the mould and around the mould, this bell being app...