ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,209,557, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to General Electric Co. (Evendale, Ohio).
"Gas turbine engine with forward swept outlet guide vanes" was invented by Brandon Wayne Miller (Middletown, Ohio), Arthur William Sibbach (Boxford, Mass.) and Jeffrey Donald Clements (Mason, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A turbofan engine defining an axial direction and a longitudinal centerline along the axial direction is provided. The turbofan engine includes: a fan section having a fan; a turbomachine drivingly coupled to the fan, the turbomachine comprising an outer casing; an outer nacelle surrounding the fan and at least a portion of the turb...