US Patent Issued to Pratt & Whitney Canada on Sept. 9 for "Air intake for an aircraft propulsion system engine assembly" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,410,751, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. (Longueuil, Canada).

"Air intake for an aircraft propulsion system engine assembly" was invented by Michel Desjardins (Saint-Hubert, Canada) and Guillaume Landry-Drolet (Boucherville, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An engine assembly for an aircraft propulsion system includes a gas turbine engine, a gearbox, and a first drive shaft. The gas turbine engine includes an engine output shaft, an air intake, and a compressor. The air intake includes an air intake body forming an air inlet, an air outlet, and an air plenum extending between and connecting the air i...