ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,410, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES (Paris).

"Damping device for a rotor wheel of an aircraft turbine engine, rotor wheel for an aircraft turbine engine, turbine engine for an aircraft, and method for manufacturing a damping device" was invented by Jean-Hilaire Lexilus (Moissy-Cramayel, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A damper for an impeller of an aircraft turbomachine includes an elastic member housed in two metallic half-shells so as to allow a relative movement of the half-shells relative to one another."

The patent was filed on Aug. 31, 2022, under Application No. 18/687,378.

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