ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,305,517, issued on May 20, was assigned to Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc. (Indianapolis).
"Generator embedded in turbine engines" was invented by Brian S. Maners (Indianapolis).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various aspects of the techniques are directed to a turbine engine comprising a core section, a fan, and an electrical generator. The core section comprises at least one compressor and at least one turbine that both rotate about a longitudinal axis of the turbine engine, wherein the at least one turbine drives at least one spool, and an oil sump positioned to collect oil used to lubricate rotational elements for one or m...