ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,448,902, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES (Paris).

"Fluid transfer device with hydraulic and mechanical connection means" was invented by Vincent Francois Georges Millier (Moissy-Cramayel, France) and Jean Charles Olivier Roda (Moissy-Cramayel, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluid transfer device for a turbomachine with longitudinal axis X, which includes a stator portion intended to be connected to a stator equipment of the turbomachine and a rotor portion engaged in the stator portion. The stator equipment including at least one conduit fluidly connected to at least one pipeline of the stator portion,...