ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,392,294, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to RTX Corp. (Farmington, Conn.).
"Gas turbine engine with front support arrangement" was invented by William G. Sheridan (Southington, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gas turbine engine includes a propulsor section including a propulsor having blades extending from a propulsor hub, and a propulsor shaft that drives the propulsor hub. A compressor section includes a first compressor having a rotatable compressor hub. A speed reduction device drives the compressor hub and the propulsor through a connection established axially forward of the epicyclic gear system relative to an engine longitu...