ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,410,761, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to Rohr Inc. (Chula Vista, Calif.).
"Thrust reverser manual drive system" was invented by Imad D. Ghandour (San Diego) and Corey R. Gloede (La Jolla, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aircraft nacelle is provided that includes a fan cowl, a thrust reverser translating sleeve, and a thrust reverser. The fan cowl and the sleeve are configured to circumferentially enclose an engine. The thrust reverser includes a thrust reverser actuation system (TRAS). The TRAS includes first and second actuators, and a portable manual drive unit (MDU). The first and second actuators are each configured to t...