ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,410,949, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.).
"Ram air turbine powered cabin air compressor" was invented by Mark G. Vignali (Simsbury, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pressurization system for a vehicle includes an inlet for receiving a medium and a cabin air compressing device arranged in fluid communication with the inlet. The cabin air compressing device includes a shaft, a compressor connected to the shaft, a motor operably connected to the shaft and configured to drive the compressor, and a turbine connected to the shaft and also configured to drive the compressor upon receipt of t...