ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,414, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to GE AVIO S.R.L. (Rivalta di Torino, Italy).
"Hub assembly having a pitch lock system" was invented by Paolo Altamura (Monopoli, Italy) and Giulio Zagato (Moncalieri, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pitch lock system including an outer member having a centerline axis, an inner member located radially inward of the outer member with respect to the centerline axis, and a plurality of clutch elements located between the outer member and the inner member. The pitch lock system has a disengaged position and an engaged position. In the engaged position, the plurality of clutch elements are const...