ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,171, issued on July 1, was assigned to GE Avio S.r.l. (Rivalta di Torino, Italy).
"Protective coatings for aircraft engine components" was invented by Simone Iurlaro (Turin, Italy), Alessio Gargioli (Turin, Italy), Marco Garabello (Turin, Italy), Salvatore Garofalo (Turin, Italy), Enrica Gilardi (Turin, Italy), Ottavia Pica (Orbassano, Italy) and Giuseppe Argentieri (Turin, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aircraft engine component (100) may include a wall (200) comprising an aluminum alloy and/or a magnesium alloy, and a protective coating (108) covering the wall (200). The protective coating (108) may include a prime layer (2...