ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,164, issued on July 1, was assigned to Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc. (Indianapolis).

"Rotors positioned outside stators in embedded generators" was invented by Brian S. Maners (Indianapolis).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various aspects of the techniques are directed to a turbine engine comprising a core section, a fan, and an electrical generator. The core section includes a low pressure turbine that drives a low pressure spool that rotates about a longitudinal axis of the turbine engine, a high pressure turbine that drives a high pressure spool, and a compressor rotated by the high pressure spool. The fan is connected...