ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,894, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Rolls-Royce plc (London).
"Gas turbine engine" was invented by Benedict R. Phelps (Derby, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gas turbine engine for an aircraft comprises: an engine core comprising a turbine, a compressor, and a core shaft connecting the turbine to the compressor; a fan located upstream of the engine core, the fan comprising a plurality of fan blades; a bypass duct delimited by a bypass duct inner wall and a bypass duct outer wall and located radially outwardly from the engine core and downstream of the fan; and an outlet guide vane assembly, located within the bypas...