US Patent Issued to Illinois Tool Works on Jan. 28 for "Power systems having axially clamped fans" (Wisconsin Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,212,215, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, Ill.).

"Power systems having axially clamped fans" was invented by Nathan Joe Jochman (Neenah, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed power systems include an engine configured to output mechanical power via an engine shaft, a generator, and a fan. The generator includes a rotor shaft coupled to a rotor assembly and is configured to be coupled to the engine shaft via a threaded connection. One of the engine shaft or the rotor shaft includes an outer diameter thread and the other of the engine shaft or the rotor shaft comprises an inner diameter thread ...