ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,659, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to SAFRAN NACELLES (Gonfreville-l'Orcher, France).

"Method for producing a part made of composite material" was invented by Bertrand Leon Marie Desjoyeaux (Moissy-Cramayel, France) and Davi Silva De Vasconcellos (Moissy-Cramayel, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for producing a part made of composite material, includes obtaining a mold includes (i) a fibrous texture, (ii) a granular filtration layer located between a drainage surface of the texture and a permeable discharge surface and including a powder of filtration particles, and (iii) an element for retaining the granular layer, ...