ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,662,240, issued on June 23, was assigned to SAFRAN AEROSYSTEMS (Plaisir, France).

"Buoyancy system for an aircraft comprising roll stabilization means" was invented by Eric Van-Thiel (Moissy-Cramayel, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a buoyancy system, intended to be connected to a structure of an aircraft comprising roll stabilization means comprising at least one floating mat, intended to be deployed on a water surface to reduce a rolling motion of the aircraft."

The patent was filed on March 13, 2024, under Application No. 19/164,179.

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