ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,421,862, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Rolls-Royce Corp. (Indianapolis).

"Turbine shroud assembly with angled cooling holes" was invented by Ted J. Freeman (Indianapolis), Aaron D. Sippel (Indianapolis) and Clark Snyder (Indianapolis).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assembly adapted for use in a gas turbine engine includes a blade track segment, a carrier segment, and a retainer. The blade track segment defines a portion of a gas path of the gas turbine engine. The carrier segment supports the blade track segment to locate the blade track segment radially outward of the axis. The retainer couples the blade track segment to the ca...