ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,419, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to RTX Corp. (Farmington, Conn.).
"Outer air seal (OAS) assembly for a gas turbine engine" was invented by Sean T. Beacham (Bridgton, Maine).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gas turbine engine includes a bladed rotor, a case, and an outer air seal (OAS) assembly. The bladed rotor includes a plurality of rotor blades each extending to a blade tip. The case circumscribes the bladed rotor. The case forms an OAS cavity at the rotor stage. The OAS assembly includes a plurality of OAS segments and an air seal. The plurality of OAS segments are disposed within the OAS cavity. Each of the OAS segments is r...