ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,503,246, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP. (Longueuil, Canada).

"Electric motor propulsion system for an aircraft" was invented by Eric S. Durocher (Boucherville, Canada) and Michel Labrecque (Ste-Julie, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assembly for a propulsion system of an aircraft includes a gearbox, at least one accessory load assembly, a propulsor, and an electric motor. The gearbox module includes a gear assembly and an output shaft. The gear assembly is connected to the output shaft. The at least one accessory load assembly includes at least one accessory load coupled to the output shaft. The ...