ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,742,513, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to ROLLS-ROYCE plc (London).

"Apparatus for supporting at least a part of an engine" was invented by Michael J Wingfield (Derby, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus for supporting at least a part of an engine, the engine comprising: an engine stand configured to support at least a part of an engine; an accelerometer coupled to the engine stand configured to: measure acceleration of the engine stand, and generate accelerometer data; and a first processor configured to receive the accelerometer data from the accelerometer."

The patent was filed on Oct. 23, 2024, under Applicati...