US Patent Issued to SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES on April 29 for "Turbofan provided with a fastening assembly arranged on a fan casing" (French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,286,892, issued on April 29, was assigned to SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES (Paris).

"Turbofan provided with a fastening assembly arranged on a fan casing" was invented by Yasser Aktir (Moissy-Cramayel, France) and Charles Cailliez-Tomasi (Moissy-Cramayel, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A turbofan including a fan, at least one annular casing surrounding the fan and elements being fastened to an outer surface of the casing via a fastening assembly, the elements including a first elastic member arranged for urging the first end of the support away from the casing, and a first return member (27) arranged for resiliently urging the first end ...