ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,590,356, issued on March 31, was assigned to SAFRAN (Paris).

"Superalloy powder, part and method for manufacturing the part from the powder" was invented by Sebastien Jean Richard (Moissy-Cramayel, France) and Jeremy Rame (Moissy-Cramayel, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A nickel-based superalloy powder comprising, by mass percent, 14.00 to 15.25% chromium, 14.25 to 15.75% cobalt, 3.9 to 4.5% molybdenum, 4.0 to 4.6% aluminum, 3.0 to 3.7% titanium, 0 to 200 ppm carbon, the remainder consisting of nickel and unavoidable impurities. Component made from the powder and manufacturing process of the component."

The patent was filed on J...