US Patent Issued to RTX on July 15 for "Cryogenic cooling system for an aircraft" (Connecticut, Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,358,630, issued on July 15, was assigned to RTX Corp. (Farmington, Conn.).

"Cryogenic cooling system for an aircraft" was invented by Frederick M. Schwarz (Glastonbury, Conn.), Michael Winter (New Haven, Conn.), Charles E. Lents (Amston, Conn.), Nathan Snape (Tolland, Conn.) and Alan H. Epstein (Lexington, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An engine-driven cryogenic cooling system for an aircraft includes a first air cycle machine, a second air cycle machine, and a means for condensing a chilled air stream into liquid air for an aircraft use. The first air cycle machine includes a plurality of components operably coupled to a gearbox ...