ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,331,702, issued on June 17, was assigned to RTX Corp. (Farmington, Conn.).
"Turboshaft engine" was invented by Steven W. Burd (Cheshire, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A turboshaft engine includes a core engine, including a fan section, a compressor section, a primary combustor and a turbine section positioned within a core flow path of the gas turbine engine; a bypass splitter positioned radially outward of the core engine and configured to house the compressor section, the primary combustor and the turbine section; a bypass duct positioned radially outward of the bypass splitter; and a power spool operably coupled to the core eng...