ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,208,915, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to SAFRAN NACELLES (Gonfreville-l'Orcher, France).
"Aircraft assembly fitted with at least one hydrogen-powered thrust reverser actuation system" was invented by Jihane Bellahbib (Moissy-Cramayel, France) and Hakim Maalioune (Moissy-Cramayel, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aircraft having at least one propulsion unit supplied with hydrogen by at least one hydrogen tank, and having at least one thrust reversal system including at least one actuator. The aircraft can include at least one means for storing or transporting the residual hydrogen of the propulsion unit, a fuel cell disposed in th...