US Patent Issued to PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA on Aug. 19 for "Lubrication system for aircraft engine reduction gearbox" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,392,293, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP. (Longueuil, Canada).

"Lubrication system for aircraft engine reduction gearbox" was invented by Michel Desjardins (St-Hubert, Canada) and Vincent Savaria (Laval, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of performing maintenance on an aircraft engine includes removing a propeller shaft of the aircraft engine to form an access volume at a center of the aircraft engine. The access volume extends axially and radially relative to a center axis of the aircraft engine. The method includes performing maintenance on a lubricant strainer positioned at a location of the...