ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,544, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to RTX Corp. (Farmington, Conn.).
"SRV open rotor with core inlet forward of rotor" was invented by Jeffrey T. Morton (Manchester, Conn.) and Dmytro M. Voytovych (Rocky Hill, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aircraft propulsion system includes a rotor hub, rotor blades, a rotating frame, and a low-pressure compressor. The rotor hub is configured to rotate about a central axis. The rotor blades are arranged around the rotor hub. Each of the rotor blades is configured to rotate about a radial axis of the rotor hub. The rotating frame is positioned between the rotor hub and the plurality of ro...