ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,398,661, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP. (Quebec, Canada).
"Containment ring for gas turbine engine" was invented by Jocelyn Bisson (Saint-Basile-le-Grand, Canada) and Guy Lefebvre (St-Bruno, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A containment ring assembly for a turbine casing assembly, including: a first inner containment ring; a second inner containment ring; an outer containment ring, the first inner containment ring and the second inner containment ring being radially inward from the outer containment ring, wherein a radial space is located between the outer containment ring and the first inner contai...