ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,704,096, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (Evendale, Ohio).

"Propulsion system having fluidly separate lubrication systems for propulsors and turbo-engine" was invented by Arthur W. Sibbach (Boxford, Mass.), Erich Alois Krammer (West Chester, Ohio) and Brandon W. Miller (Middletown, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A propulsion system and a method of operating the propulsion system. The propulsion system includes a turbine engine including a turbo-engine, a first propulsor including a first propulsor shaft, and a first gearbox assembly having a gear assembly. The propulsion system includes a second propulsor...