ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,432, issued on May 27, was assigned to SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES (Paris).

"Mechanical part with pre-integrated through-fastening element" was invented by Claire Helene Rousseau (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Eric Joseph Goossens (Moissy-Cramayel, France) and Matthieu Vial (Moissy-Cramayel, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mechanical part includes a part body provided with a through-opening, and a through-fastening element including a rod engaged in the through-opening and connected to an inner surface of the through-opening by a support fastened to the rod of the through-fastening element and to the inner surface of the through-open...