ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,159, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to RTX Corp. (Farmington, Conn.).
"Shared load path blade outer air seal" was invented by Michael G. McCaffrey (Windsor, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A blade outer airseal (BOAS) assembly of a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of BOAS segments arrayed circumferentially about the engine central longitudinal axis, and a plurality of BOAS carriers located radially outboard of the plurality of BOAS segments. Each BOAS carrier is supportive of at least one BOAS segment. The BOAS assembly includes plurality of adjustment levers. Each adjustment lever is operably connected to at least two B...