ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,331,655, issued on June 17, was assigned to SIEMENS ENERGY GLOBAL GMBH & Co. KG (Munich).
"Aerofoil and method" was invented by Anthony Davis (Bassingham, Great Britain) and Heather Lamming (Lincoln, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aerofoil for a gas turbine engine comprises a suction side wall, a pressure side wall, a leading edge (215) and a trailing edge (216). The suction side wall (212) and the pressure side wall (213) extend from a first end to a second end and meet to define the leading edge and the trailing edge. The suction side wall (212) and pressure side wall (213) further comprise cooling passages (218c) with...