ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,416,265, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to GE Avio S.R.L. (Italy).
"Gearbox efficiency rating for turbomachine engines" was invented by Pietro Molesini (Turin, Italy), Andrea Piazza (Turin, Italy) and Fabio De Bellis (Turin, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A turbomachine engine can include a fan assembly, a vane assembly, a core engine, and a gearbox. The fan assembly can include a plurality of fan blades. The vane assembly can include a plurality of vanes, and the vanes can, in some instances, be disposed aft of the fan blades. The core engine can include one or more compressor sections and one or more turbine sections. The gear...