ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,105, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES (Paris).

"Method for manufacturing an inter-blade platform with sacrificial edges" was invented by Henri Outtrabady (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Manon Commarmot (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Antoine Galve (Moissy-Cramayel, France) and Richard Anandavelou Mounien (Moissy-Cramayel, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for manufacturing an inter-blade platform of a turbomachine fan, the platform including a base including a first and a second sacrificial lateral edge having a thickness smaller than that of the central part of the base, the method including the producti...