ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,173, issued on July 22, was assigned to SAFRAN (Paris).
"Fan casing for an aircraft turbomachine" was invented by Clement Bourolleau (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Vincent Pascal Fiore (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Anwer Siraj (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Alexandre Branco (Moissy-Cramayel, France) and Serge Domingues (Moissy-Cramayel, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fan casing for an aircraft turbomachine includes an annular body extending around an axis and equipped with an annular attachment flange at each of its axial ends. The casing further includes an annular coating made from abradable material, wherein the body is made from a ...