ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,586, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Rolls-Royce PLC (London).
"Fusible mounting assembly for gas turbine engine" was invented by Andrea Zilli (Derby, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mounting assembly includes an engine mount link, an engine mount block, a fusible component, and a catcher component. The engine mount block is connected to a pylon and the engine mount link. The fusible component and the catcher component have respective first and second shear strengths. The catcher component is disposed within a catcher aperture. When an applied shear stress on the fusible component is less than the first shear streng...