ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,680,464, issued on July 14, was assigned to SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES (Paris).
"Platform for a fan assembly" was invented by Jeremy Philippe Pierre Edynak (Moissy-Cramayel, France) and Eddy Keomorakott Souryavongsa (Moissy-Cramayel, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a platform for a fan assembly, comprising a flow passage wall extending in an axial direction having an upstream end and a downstream end, and comprising two axial stiffeners. The platform comprises radial retention means positioned at the upstream end and at the downstream end of the flow passage wall, the radial retention means being desig...