MUMBAI, India, Aug. 22 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517050267 A) filed by Safran Helicopter Engines, Bordes, France, on May 26, for 'improved hybrid turboprop engine for aircraft.'
Inventor(s) include Apostin, Lucie, Stephanie; Vive, Lois, Pierre, Denis; and Sarrat, Christian, Omer, Henri.
The application for the patent was published on Aug. 22, under issue no. 34/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The invention relates to a hybrid turboprop engine (100) for an aircraft, comprising: a gas generator (12) which is supported by a generator shaft (14); a free turbine (11) which is supported by a turbine shaft (13) and rotated by a gas flow generated by the ga...