ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,209,652, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to SAFRAN TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS (Colombes, France).

"Mechanical part for an aircraft turbomachine and corresponding turbomachine" was invented by Juan-Luis Marcos Izquierdo (Moissy-Cramayel, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mechanical part for an aircraft turbomachine, the mechanical part being made of metal and comprising at least one profiled surface configured to ensure an oil flow during operation. According to the invention, the surface includes a more hydrophobic and/or lipophobic coating than the surface or a surface texturing rendering the surface more hydrophobic and/or lipophobic"...