ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,189, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to General Electric Co. (Evendale, Ohio).
"Fuel tank heat rejection system" was invented by Constantinos Minas (Slingerlands, N.Y.), Brian Magann Rush (Niskayuna, N.Y.) and William Morton (Schenectady, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fuel tank heat rejection system for an aircraft. The fuel tank heat rejection system includes a fuel tank compartment in the aircraft and a fuel tank having an exterior surface and storing fuel therein. The fuel tank is located in the fuel tank compartment. The fuel tank heat rejection system includes one or more air valves that provide fluid communication to th...