ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,414, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP. (Longueuil, Canada).
"Compressor frangible containment structure" was invented by Guy Lefebvre (St-Bruno, Canada) and Michael Fryer (Oakville, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A centrifugal compressor is provided that includes an impeller, a diffuser, a compressor scroll, a bearing housing structure, and a coupling ring. The impeller is configured to rotate about a rotational axis. The diffuser is disposed radially outside of the impeller. The coupling ring is connected to the compressor scroll by a plurality of first fasteners and connected to the bearing hous...