ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,387, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP. (Longueuil, Canada).
"Turbine exhaust case structural flange" was invented by Guy Lefebvre (St-Bruno-de-Montarville, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A turbine exhaust case has an inner ring structurally connected to an outer ring via a plurality of struts. An outer flange projects outwardly from the outer case. The outer flange is made of a material different from that of the outer case and includes a ring portion having an inner diameter surface joined to an outer diameter surface of the outer case at a first axial location corresponding to a junction of a le...