ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,577,891, issued on March 17, was assigned to SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES (Paris).

"Auxiliary oil supply device for an aircraft turbine engine" was invented by Sebastien Oriol (Moissy-Cramayel, France) and Mohammed-Lamine Boutaleb (Moissy-Cramayel, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An auxiliary supply device that includes: an auxiliary oil tank, an auxiliary pump including an inlet connected to the auxiliary tank and an outlet, a valve including a body having an inlet connected to the outlet of the auxiliary pump and a first outlet connected to the auxiliary oil tank, and a second outlet intended to be connected to a control system, the ...