US Patent Issued to Rohr on Sept. 30 for "Nacelle inlet structure with foam core" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,428,165, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Rohr Inc. (Chula Vista, Calif.).

"Nacelle inlet structure with foam core" was invented by Brian A. Sherman (Chula Vista, 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 nacelle inlet structure extending axially along and circumferentially about an axis. The nacelle inlet structure includes an inlet lip skin, an inner barrel, an outer barrel, a foam core and an acoustic structure. The inlet lip skin forms a leading edge of the nacelle inlet structure. The inner barrel projects axially aft from the inlet lip skin. The inn...