ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,512,117, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to SAFRAN AEROSYSTEMS (Plaisir, France).

"Communication assembly, aircraft provided with the communication assembly and method for preventing interference in communications" was invented by Jean-Philippe Sibuet (Moissy-Cramayel, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A communication assembly for avoiding interferences due to oxygen flow noise, including a) a breathing mask having a body having a face shell having a breathing cavity and a regulator delivering a breathing gas, b) a microphone configured to capture a sound signal in the breathing cavity, c) a test button for supplying the breathing ca...