ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,723, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES (Paris).

"Mechanical roller bearing" was invented by Laurent Schweitzer (Moissy-Cramayel, France) and Mathias Gautier (Moissy-Cramayel, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mechanical roller bearing comprising two bearing races each having a rolling track, rolling elements arranged between the races, the rolling elements being able to roll against a portion of the rolling tracks, the rolling elements being made of a defined material, wherein it includes a plurality of intermediate blocks arranged between the races, the intermediate blocks being made of a material havi...