ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,305,579, issued on May 20, was assigned to SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES (Paris).

"Aircraft turbomachine comprising an electric machine" was invented by Jean-Claude Christian Taillant (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Emmanuel Fabrice Marie Baret (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Julien Fabien Patrick Becoulet (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Pierre-Alain Jean Philippe Reigner (Moissy-Cramayel, France) and Tewfik Boudebiza (Moissy-Cramayel, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A turbomachine for an aircraft comprising a stator, a turbine shaft and an electric machine arranged to the rear of the turbine shaft, and comprising an electric machine stator and an elec...