US Patent Issued to SAFRAN, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, ECOLE SUPERIEURE DE PHYSIQUE ET DE CHIMIE INDUSTRIELLE DE LA VILLE DE PARIS on July 1 for "Non-destructive testing of a mechanical part made of a polycrystalline material" (French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,682, issued on July 1, was assigned to SAFRAN (Paris), CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (Paris) and ECOLE SUPERIEURE DE PHYSIQUE ET DE CHIMIE INDUSTRIELLE DE LA VILLE DE PARIS (Paris).

"Non-destructive testing of a mechanical part made of a polycrystalline material" was invented by Cecile Brutt (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Benoit Gerardin (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Alexandre Aubry (Paris), Arnaud Derode (Paris) and Claire Prada (Paris).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device, for non-destructive testing of a mechanical part made of a polycrystalline material, includes: an ultrasonic probe including a two-dimensional array of ...