ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,334, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to ROLLS-ROYCE plc (London).
"Gas turbine fuel temperature management" was invented by Benjamin J Keeler (Chesterfield, Great Britain), Craig W Bemment (Derby, Great Britain), Andrea Minelli (Derby, Great Britain), David M Beaven (Nottingham, Great Britain), Paul W Ferra (Derby, Great Britain), Christopher P Madden (Derby, Great Britain), Peter Swann (Derby, Great Britain) and Martin K Yates (Derby, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gas turbine engine for an aircraft, comprising: a combustor; a fuel-oil heat exchanger arranged to receive fuel from a fuel tank onboard the aircraft and ...