ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,644,392, issued on June 2, was assigned to SAFRAN HELICOPTER ENGINES (Bordes, France).

"Aircraft turbomachine comprising a bearing support having an improved design" was invented by Alexandre Debat (Moissy Cramayel, France), Antoine Bernard Christophe (Moissy Cramayel, France), Olivier Robert (Moissy Cramayel, France) and Sebastien Mathieu Combebias (Moissy Cramayel, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assembly for aircraft turbomachine, including a stator part, a first bearing, a second bearing and a support part in an oil enclosure delimited by an outer enclosure delimiting portion integral with the stator part, the support part in...