ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,421,872, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to RTX Corp. (Farmington, Conn.).
"Spring damping for bearing compartment" was invented by Lawrence A. Binek (Glastonbury, Conn.) and Christopher D. Ramsey (Glastonbury, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to an aspect, a bearing compartment includes a housing integrally formed with a spring configured to deform in response to a force. The housing includes an overhang region that is supported by the spring during an additive manufacturing build process. The spring includes a plurality of struts that extend axially within the housing."
The patent was filed on Nov. 1, 2023, under Appli...