ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,441,478, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Rohr Inc. (Chula Vista, Calif.).

"Air inlet bulkhead assembly for an aircraft propulsion system" was invented by Johann Schrell (San Diego) and Brian A. Sherman (Chula Vista, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An air inlet for an aircraft propulsion system nacelle includes an outer skin, an inner skin, a lip skin, and a forward bulkhead. The lip skin extends between and to an outer end and an inner end. The outer end is disposed at the outer skin. The inner end is disposed at the inner skin. The forward bulkhead includes a first bulkhead portion and a second bulkhead portion. The first bulkh...