ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,428,977, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES (Paris).
"Auxiliary oil tank for an aircraft turbine engine" was invented by Sebastien Oriol (Moissy-Cramayel, France) and Mohammed-Lamine Boutaleb (Moissy-Cramayel, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An auxiliary oil tank including an enclosure that includes: a first internal volume (V1) in fluid communication with the first outlet port, a second internal volume (V2) in fluid communication with the second outlet port and separated from the first internal volume (V1) by a baffle, the baffle having a first end wall extending from the top wall towards the bottom wall ...