ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,184, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to SAFRAN NACELLES (Gonfreville-l'Orcher, France).

"Air intake module for an aircraft turbomachine and method for de-icing thereof" was invented by Pierre Charles Caruel (Moissy-Cramayel, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An air intake module for an aircraft turbomachine extending along a longitudinal axis oriented from upstream to downstream and including an inner wall and an outer wall defining together a vein for circulating an air flow, a plurality of guide vanes of the air flow extending radially in the vein and each comprising an upstream leading edge, at least one stator member fixedly ...