US Patent Issued to SAFRAN NACELLES on Oct. 14 for "Propulsion unit for an aircraft comprising a system for sealing between two air intake parts" (French Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,332, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to SAFRAN NACELLES (Gonfreville-l'Orcher, France).

"Propulsion unit for an aircraft comprising a system for sealing between two air intake parts" was invented by Hazem Kioua (Moissy-Cramayel, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A propulsion unit for an aircraft includes a gas generator and an air intake with an upstream annular lip that is axially translatable. The propulsion unit further includes a sealing system of an annular shape that is borne by the lip at its downstream edge. The sealing system has an annular envelope with a downstream annular surface configured to bear on an upstream edge...