ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,326,099, issued on June 10, was assigned to RTX Corp. (Farmington, Conn.).
"Bathtub seal integrated into CMC vane load path" was invented by David J. Wasserman (Hamden, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vane assembly includes a vane having an outer platform with mount structure and an airfoil extending inwardly from the mount structure and formed of ceramic matrix composites ("CMC"). The vane has an internal cooling chamber. A metal baffle is received within the internal cooling chamber and extends beyond the platform. A bathtub seal has a central portion receiving the metal baffle. The metal baffle has a central chamber and cooling...