US Patent Issued to SAFRAN AEROSYSTEMS FLUID on Aug. 4 for "Discharge valve for an aircraft and associated method" (French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,082, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to SAFRAN AEROSYSTEMS FLUID (Soignolles-en-Brie, France).

"Discharge valve for an aircraft and associated method" was invented by Denis Sindezingue (Moissy-Cramayel, France), David Cosoleto (Moissy-Cramayel, France) and Patrick Bourbon (Moissy-Cramayel, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A discharge valve for an aircraft includes a cylindrical body having an inlet and an outlet, a first valve, and a second valve arranged inside the body. The first and the second valves are rotatable around a first axle and a second axle, respectively, between a closed position and an open position. A mechanism fo...