ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,565,015, issued on March 3, 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 (Rochester, N.H.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for moulding at least one bladed part of a turbomachine, including a base, a mould formed from several parts that are interlocked with each other. The mould is applied to the base and a first sealing device is mounted between the mould and the base. The bell-shaped dome is mounted on the mould and around the mould, the be...