ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,460,560, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES (Paris).

"Oil jet for a turbine engine" was invented by Mathieu Picard (Moissy Cramayel, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An oil jet for lubricating members such as bearings inside a turbine engine, includes a main pipe for supplying oil, at least one secondary oil discharge pipe through which the oil is sprayed onto the member, and a connection area which is for connecting the secondary pipe to the main pipe and which includes a junction angle between the main pipe and the secondary pipe, wherein the connection area includes an inner wall in contact with the oil, the...