US Patent Issued to SAFRAN on March 31 for "Method for manufacturing a grid made of a composite material" (French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,560, issued on March 31, was assigned to SAFRAN (Paris).

"Method for manufacturing a grid made of a composite material" was invented by Nicolas Pierre Lanfant (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Maximilien Eddie Farrands (Moissy-Cramayel, France) and Pierre Francois Robin Geraud-Grosheny (Moissy-Cramayel, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a method for producing a grid made of composite material for straightening an air flow for an aircraft turbine engine. The described method is based on the use of longitudinal members (301) which have recesses (303) to allow the penetration of connecting elements (304) into said...