US Patent Issued to PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA on July 8 for "Devices and methods for guiding bleed air in a turbofan engine" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,352,215, issued on July 8, was assigned to PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP. (Longueuil, Canada).

"Devices and methods for guiding bleed air in a turbofan engine" was invented by Alexandre Capron (Toronto), Karan Anand (Mississauga, Canada) and Hien Duong (Mississauga, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Device and methods for guiding bleed air in a turbofan gas turbine engine are disclosed. The devices provided include louvers and baffles that guide bleed air toward a bypass duct of the turbofan engine. The louvers and baffles have a geometric configuration that promotes desirable flow conditions and reduced energy loss."

The patent was fi...