ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,276,206, issued on April 15, was assigned to SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES (Paris) and SAFRAN CERAMICS (Le Haillan, France).

"Turbomachine part with connecting edge made of composite material with ceramic matrix and short fibres and method for the manufacture of same" was invented by Lucien Henri Jacques Quennehen (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Sebastien Serge Francis Congratel (Moissy-Cramayel, France) and Matthieu Arnaud Gimat (Moissy-Cramayel, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A turbomachine part of an annular assembly includes a structural body and a connecting edge integral with the structural body. Each connecting edge includes at least o...