ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,410,764, issued on Sept. 9.

"Detachable strut structure in combustion chamber of scramjet-oblique detonation engine" was invented by Jianzhong Li (Nanjing, China), Longgang Li (Nanjing, China), Qiongyao Qin (Nanjing, China), Yidong Liu (Nanjing, China), Mingze Yuan (Nanjing, China) and Tianyong Ji (Nanjing, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A detachable strut structure in a combustion chamber of a scramjet-oblique detonation engine includes two strut components and two hydraulic telescopic mechanisms. The strut components are disposed in the combustion chamber, the combustion chamber defines an inlet and an outlet, and a connection b...