ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,336, issued on June 24, was assigned to Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc. (Indianapolis).
"Shaft mounted centrifugal air-oil separator system" was invented by Michael Kabbes (Indianapolis), Jacob Harral (Indianapolis), Michael Dornfeld (Indianapolis) and Kenneth Miller (Indianapolis).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A centrifugal air-oil separator system for a gas turbine engine system is described. The air-oil separator system has a rotatable shaft and the shaft includes an axially extending bore formed at least partially through the shaft. A gear is integral to or mounted on an outer surface of the shaft. The air-oil separa...