ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,436, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to RTX Corp. (Farmington, Conn.).
"Gas turbine engine front center body architecture" was invented by Todd A. Davis (Tolland, Conn.) and Brian P. Cigal (Windsor, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gas turbine engine includes a fan that has fan blades wherein the fan delivers airflow to a bypass duct. A gearbox is defined along an engine axis. A low spool is arranged aft of the gearbox and coupled to drive the gearbox. A front center body assembly is defined around the engine axis. A flexible support supports the gearbox relative to the front center body assembly. A bearing package is mounted t...