ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,763, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. (Longueuil, Canada).
"Adaptive clamping apparatus" was invented by Francois Doyon (Ste-Julie, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An air duct interface includes a first air duct including a first opening and a first coupling flange disposed circumferentially around the first opening, a second air duct including a second opening and a second coupling flange circumferentially surrounding the second opening, a first clamping block coupled to the first coupling flange by a first bolt, wherein the second coupling flange is disposed between a portion of the first clamping...