ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,841, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP. (Longueuil, Canada).
"Thermal protection for seals" was invented by Jason Fish (Oakville, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aircraft engine has a flammable fluid containment assembly including a component containing a flammable fluid. A transfer tube is fluidly connected to the component. A sealing ring is provided at an interface between the aircraft engine component and the transfer tube. A first thermal barrier is provided between the sealing ring and a first one of the aircraft engine component and the flammable fluid inside the transfer tube. The first t...