ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,692,817, issued on July 28, was assigned to GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (Evendale, Ohio).

"Propulsion system including a turbine 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, an electric power supply, and a lubrication system. The turbine engine includes a turbo-engine having a low-pressure shaft and one or more engine bearings, a propulsor having a propulsor shaft, a gearbox assembly having a gear as...