US Patent Issued to Rohr on July 29 for "Thrust reverser with blocker door lock" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,372,046, issued on July 29, was assigned to Rohr Inc. (Chula Vista, Calif.).

"Thrust reverser with blocker door lock" was invented by Timothy Gormley (Bonita, Calif.).

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 fixed structure, a translating structure and a thrust reverser. The translating structure is configured to translate between a stowed position and a deployed position. The thrust reverser includes a blocker door, an actuation linkage and a door lock. The blocker door is pivotally coupled to the translating structure. The actuation linkage operatively couples the...