ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,222, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES (Paris).

"Mechanical assembly for the transmission of axial forces between at least two rotor parts of a turbomachine and method for producing a variable threading for such an assembly" was invented by Louis Edouard Jonnekin (Moissy-Cramayel, France) and Alessandro Allora (Moissy-Cramayel, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention proposes a mechanical assembly for the transmission of axial forces between two secured parts, at least one of these parts having a portion with outer threading, said assembly further including a nut with inner threading able to coope...