US Patent Issued to Hamilton Sundstrand on Nov. 18 for "Method and system for cooling of engine mounted components" (Connecticut Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,859, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Hamilton Sundstrand Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.).

"Method and system for cooling of engine mounted components" was invented by Gary McBrien (Glastonbury, Conn.) and Leo Veilleux Jr. (Wethersfield, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cooling system includes a fuel supply system and a cooling fuel path. The fuel supply system includes a boost stage pump and a main stage pump, while the cooling fuel path includes a fuel bleed from an outlet of the boost stage pump, a fuel return to an inlet of the boost stage pump, and a cooler disposed fluidly between the fuel bleed and the fuel return."

The paten...