ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,460,979, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to SAFRAN HELICOPTER ENGINES (Bordes, France).

"Torque transmission and measurement assembly for a turbomachine" was invented by Benjamin Nicolas Fulleringer (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Remi Joseph Lanquetin (Moissy-Cramayel, France) and Arnaud Georges Nifenecker (Moissy-Cramayel, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assembly for measuring a torque transmitted between a first member and a second member of a turbomachine includes a pinion having a first annular portion and a second annular portion joining together at a connecting portion carrying a gearing of the pinion, said first and second annu...