ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,503,945, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to SAFRAN HELICOPTER ENGINES (Bordes, France).

"Turbomachine blade, turbomachine and method for manufacturing the blade" was invented by Damien Laberny (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Lois Pierre Denis Vive (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Alexandre Herve Rene Montpellaz (Moissy-Cramayel, France) and Fabrice Iparaguirre (Moissy-Cramayel, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Turbomachine blade including an external shell including a pressure-side wall and a suction-side wall delimiting between them an interior volume, an insert arranged in the interior volume so as to form an air passage between the insert a...