ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,548, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to ROHR INC. (Chula Vista, Calif.).
"Cowl hoop latch assembly" was invented by Shashidhar Shivarudrappa (Bangalore, India), Ramesh Maheshwarappa (Bangalore, India) and Sangareddy Challamreddy (Bidar, India).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A nacelle for a gas turbine engine includes a fixed nacelle portion, a cowl panel, and a latch assembly. The fixed nacelle portion extends circumferentially about an axial centerline. The cowl panel is axially adjacent the fixed nacelle portion. The cowl panel is moveable relative to the fixed nacelle portion between an open position and a closed position. The latc...