ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,607,135, issued on April 21, was assigned to SAFRAN HELICOPTER ENGINES (Bordes, France).

"Collector for a drained liquid for an aircraft turbine engine and associated turbine engine" was invented by Philippe Jean Rene Marie Benezech (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Nicolas Rene Meyere (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Nicolas Christophe Perra (Moissy-Cramayel, France) and Mathieu Pierre Cladiere (MOISSY-CRAMAYEL, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A collector for a drained liquid for an aircraft turbine engine includes an internal cavity having a first space for collecting the drained liquid and a second space for transferring the collected liqui...