US Patent Issued to SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES, SAFRAN AEROSPACE COMPOSITES on April 15 for "Method for producing an aerodynamic element including riblets" (French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,275,202, issued on April 15, was assigned to SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES (Paris) and SAFRAN AEROSPACE COMPOSITES (Rochester, N.H.).

"Method for producing an aerodynamic element including riblets" was invented by Maxime Marie Desire Blaise (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Allison Glugla (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Lauren Chin (Moissy-Cramayel, France) and Cali Lapenta (Moissy-Cramayel, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for producing an aerodynamic element for an aircraft, including a wall which is covered, at least partially, by a printed film including a plurality of ribs and/or grooves, the method including: providing a raw film made o...