ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,565,323, issued on March 3, was assigned to Safran Nacelles (Gonfreville-l'Orcher, France).

"Cowl of an aircraft turbine engine comprising a central gripping interface" was invented by Vivien Lucienne (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Tony Dehais (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Francois Bellet (Moissy-Cramayel, France) and Pierre Charles Caruel (Moissy-Cramayel, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a cowl of an aircraft turbine engine extending about an axis, comprising a conical reinforcement centred about the axis, an external skin fixed around the reinforcement, and a revolution member fixed to the conical reinforcement ...