US Patent Issued to Rohr on April 22 for "Outer barrel support structure for nacelle inlet structure" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,884, issued on April 22, was assigned to Rohr Inc. (Chula Vista, Calif.).

"Outer barrel support structure for nacelle inlet structure" was invented by Jasen A. Miner (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assembly is provided for an aircraft propulsion system. This assembly includes a nacelle inlet structure extending axially along and circumferentially about an axis. The nacelle inlet structure includes an inlet lip, an inner barrel, an outer barrel and a plurality of supports. The inlet lip forms a leading edge of the nacelle inlet structure. The inner barrel projects axially aft away from the inlet lip. The outer barrel proje...