ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,428,131, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES (Paris).

"Module for an aircraft turbine engine" was invented by Jean Charles Olivier Roda (Moissy-Cramayel, France) and Didier Rene Andre Escure (Moissy-Cramayel, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A module having a longitudinal axis, a hydraulic actuator, and a pump for supplying the hydraulic actuator with fluid, the pump can include axial pistons intended to be movable to rotate about the longitudinal axis and configured to transfer the fluid to the hydraulic actuator, a connecting plate connected to the axial pistons and engaging with an annular main plate cent...