ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,297,770, issued on May 13, was assigned to ROLLS-ROYCE plc (London).
"Compression in a gas turbine engine" was invented by Craig W Bemment (Derby, Great Britain) and Pascal Dunning (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, wherein a compressor exit temperature is defined as an average temperature of airflow at the exit from the compressor; and a fan located upstream of the engine core, the fan comprising a plurality of fan blades extending from a hub, each fan blade having...