ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,614, issued on July 15, was assigned to SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES (Paris).

"Device for de-icing a turbomachine nozzle" was invented by Remi Roland Robert Mercier (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Fabrice Michel Francois Rene Aubert (Moissy-Cramayel, France) and Arnaud Langlois (Moissy-Cramayel, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A de-icing device to supply de-icing air to a turbomachine separation nozzle extending along a longitudinal axis, the turbomachine comprising: a separation nozzle positioned downstream from a turbomachine fan and comprises an internal casing and an external casing which form a separation between a primary flow vein...