US Patent Issued to Pratt & Whitney Canada on May 27 for "Aircraft powerplant rotating assembly with sacrificial anode(s)" (Canadian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,313,007, issued on May 27, was assigned to Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. (Longueuil, Canada).

"Aircraft powerplant rotating assembly with sacrificial anode(s)" was invented by Louis Brillon (Varennes, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A powerplant is provided for an aircraft. This aircraft powerplant includes an aircraft engine, and the aircraft ending includes a shaft and an anode. The shaft is configured to rotate about an axis. The shaft is configured from or otherwise includes a shaft material with a first anodic potential. The anode is mounted to and electrically coupled with the shaft. The anode is configured from or otherwise i...