ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,961, issued on May 27, was assigned to SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES (Paris).

"Guide vane assembly for a turbomachine" was invented by Joao Antonio Amorim (Moissy-Cramayel, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A guide vane assembly for a turbomachine extending about an axis and having at least one stator vane which extends from a platform, a first flange extending radially inwards from the platform, a sealing element being mounted on the first flange by way of a sliding means that allows the sealing element to move radially with respect to the first flange, the sliding means having at least one pin mounted on the sealing element and/or on...