US Patent Issued to AIRBUS HELICOPTERS on Nov. 11 for "Aircraft provided with a rain-repellent ventilation system for an electric machine" (French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,571, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to AIRBUS HELICOPTERS (Marignane, France).

"Aircraft provided with a rain-repellent ventilation system for an electric machine" was invented by Patrick Fort (Marseilles, France) and Pascal Alliot (Saint Savournin, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aircraft provided with at least one electric machine accommodated in a compartment separated from an outside environment by a cowling, the aircraft comprising a ventilation system for conveying air from the outside environment to the electric machine. The ventilation system comprises a duct connected to the electric machine and extending up to a f...