US Patent Issued to SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE on April 15 for "Process for protecting a part made of an aluminum-based alloy containing copper" (French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,275,090, issued on April 15, was assigned to SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE (Paris).

"Process for protecting a part made of an aluminum-based alloy containing copper" was invented by Coralie Chevallier (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Mathieu Leroy (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Marie Savoye (Moissy-Cramayel, France) and Etienne Nemeth (Moissy-Cramayel, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Process for protecting a part comprising an aluminum-based alloy having a copper content greater than or equal to 0.5% by mass, the process comprising depositing a non-conductive protective layer over the entire part, laser pickling by means of a laser beam of an ...