US Patent Issued to PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA on Sept. 2 for "Turbine support case with axial spokes and retaining members" (Canadian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,404,777, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP. (Longueuil, Canada).

"Turbine support case with axial spokes and retaining members" was invented by Guy Lefebvre (St-Bruno-de-Montarville, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aircraft engine, has: a turbine; a scroll case having an inlet connected to a source of combustion gases and an outlet connected to the turbine, and a conduit extending from the inlet to the outlet; a bearing housing including a support flange; an exhaust case downstream of the turbine; and a turbine support case secured to the bearing housing and to the exhaust case, the turbine support c...