ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,320,326, issued on June 3, was assigned to Hamilton Sundstrand Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.).

"Trailing edge noise reduction using an airfoil with an internal bypass channel" was invented by Viktor Kilchyk (Lancaster, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An airfoil includes a first end opposite a second end in a spanwise direction. A leading edge extends in the spanwise direction from the first end to the second end and a trailing edge extends in the spanwise direction from the first end to the second end and aft of the leading edge in a chordwise direction. A suction surface extends from the leading edge to the trailing edge and a pressure surf...