ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,305,524, issued on May 20, was assigned to PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP. (Quebec, Canada).
"Containment ring for gas turbine engine" was invented by Nathan Tomes (Hamilton, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A casing for a gas turbine engine, including: an inner ring portion that provides a gaspath and structural features of the casing; an outer ring portion; and an inner ceramic layer arranged radially between the inner ring portion and the outer ring portion, wherein the inner ceramic layer is bonded directly to an inner surface of the outer ring portion such that the combination of the outer ring portion and the inner ceramic layer ...