US Patent Issued to Honeywell International on Nov. 11 for "Stress redistribution system for threaded connection of a gas turbine engine spool" (Arizona Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,364, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Honeywell International Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.).

"Stress redistribution system for threaded connection of a gas turbine engine spool" was invented by Clay R. Johnstun (Chandler, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems provide load redistribution and reduced stress at otherwise highly loaded threads. A system for a threaded connection includes a shaft that rotates about an axis. The shaft is a hollow cylinder with an inner surface and a wall defined around the inner surface. A fastener is in threaded engagement with the shaft. The fastener applies a compressive load holding the shaft under a...