ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,096, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Safran Nacelles (Gonfreville L'Orcher, France).
"Aircraft nacelle and associated air intake" was invented by Patrick Boileau (Moissy Cramayel, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An air intake for a nacelle of an aircraft propulsion assembly includes an upstream section that defines an air intake flow path, a central section surrounding a fan of an engine, and a downstream section surrounding a combustion chamber of the engine. The air intake includes a disassembly mechanism which has a panel able to move between a flush closed position in which the panel provides aerodynamic continuity of th...