ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,995, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES (Paris).

"Turbomachine subassembly comprising a gooseneck of improved configuration, and turbomachine comprising such a subassembly" was invented by Julien Fabien Patrick Becoulet (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Laurent Soulat (Moissy-Cramayel, France) and Sebastien Emile Philippe Tajan (Moissy-Cramayel, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to an aircraft turbomachine subassembly comprising an annular duct (36) extending concentrically about a longitudinal axis and in which an air stream flows from upstream to downstream, the annular duct comprising a d...