ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,161, issued on July 1, was assigned to SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES (Paris).

"High-pressure gas turbine for a turbine engine and turbine engine" was invented by Francesco Salvatori (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Damien Bonneau (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Nicolas Contini (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Clement Jarrossay (Moissy-Cramayel, France) and Pascal Cedric Tabarin (Moissy-Cramayel, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A high-pressure gas turbine for a turbomachine includes a nozzle guide vane assembly, an annular array of movable blades mounted downstream of the nozzle guide vane assembly, a first recirculation cavity, a second recirculation ...