ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,643,166, issued on June 2, was assigned to LIEBHERR-AEROSPACE TOULOUSE SAS (Toulouse, France).

"Heat exchanger with a fluid flow tube and protection against micrometeorites" was invented by Julien Robert (Toulouse, France), Stephane Meunier (Toulouse, France) and Arnaud Ramousse (Toulouse, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heat exchanger includes a fluid flow tube configured to allow an exchange of heat between the fluid flowing in the tube and an enclosure surrounding the tube. The enclosure is formed from two profiled bars configured to surround the tube over at least one part of its length. Each of the bars includes a recess adap...