ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,281,578, issued on April 22, was assigned to SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES (Paris).

"Turbine shroud assembly" was invented by Clement Jarrossay (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Sebastien Serge Francis Congratel (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Antoine Claude Michel Etienne Danis (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Aurelien Gaillard (Moissy-Cramayel, France) and Nicolas Paul Tableau (Moissy-Cramayel, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Turbine shroud assembly comprising sections (10) made from CMC and forming a shroud (1) and a support structure (3), each section having a base (12) with a radially internal face (12a) and a radially external face (12b), from which ...