ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,403, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD. (Tokyo).
"Turbine stator vane" was invented by Masayoshi Hatta (Tokyo), Kazuki Morimoto (Tokyo) and Susumu Wakazono (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A turbine stator vane according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure comprises an airfoil, an inner shroud provided on the inner-peripheral side of the airfoil, and an outer shroud provided on the outer-peripheral side of the airfoil. The inner shroud has a first recess formed in the surface on the side opposite the airfoil across a gas path surface of the inner shroud. The outer shroud has a se...