ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,665, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to RTX Corp. (Farmington, Conn.).
"Method of assembly for gas turbine fan drive gear system" was invented by Michael E. McCune (Cochester, Conn.) and William G. Sheridan (Southington, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of mounting a gear train to a torque frame comprises the steps of providing a unitary carrier having a central axis that includes spaced apart side walls and circumferentially spaced connecting structure defining mounts that interconnect the side walls, spaced apart apertures provided between the mounts at an outer circumference of the carrier, gear pockets provided between...