ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,985, issued on June 24, was assigned to RTX Corp. (Farmington, Conn.).
"Compliant dampening wedge mount" was invented by Colin J. Kling (Exton, Pa.) and Mark W. Costa (Storrs, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A retention assembly for a fan case liner including a retention bracket including a tab; a damper comprising a forward end opposite an aft end, the damper comprising an exterior surface extending between the forward end and the aft end, the damper having at least one slot formed in the exterior surface; a bracket slot formed in the damper proximate the aft end, the bracket slot configured to receive the tab; and the fan case...