ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,553,117, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS (Velizy-Villacoublay, France).

"Method for manufacturing a part comprising a metal substrate covered with a protective layer and a part manufactured according to this method" was invented by Francis Monerie-Moulin (Moissy Cramayel, France) and Mathilde Arnoux (Moissy Cramayel, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for manufacturing a part includes a metal substrate at least partially covered with a protective layer, includes preparing a surface of the substrate to be covered, forming by spraying, according to an HVOF spraying method, a coating layer on the prepar...