ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,540,579, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to RTX Corp. (Farmington, Conn.).
"Remote mounted accessory gearbox" was invented by Paul R. Hanrahan (Sedona, Ariz.), Stefan M. Poth Jr. (South Windsor, Conn.) and Bradley C. Schafer (Ellington, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus includes an engine and an accessory gearbox. The engine is positioned on a top side of an aircraft. The accessory gearbox is mounted with an airframe of the aircraft remote from the engine, wherein the accessory gearbox is drivingly connected to the engine."
The patent was filed on May 3, 2024, under Application No. 18/654,628.
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