ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,281,587, issued on April 22, was assigned to THE BOEING COMPANY (Arlington, Va.).
"Nacelle inlet assembly that promotes laminar flow" was invented by Charles William Rust (Seattle).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An inlet assembly of a nacelle includes an inlet cowl that has a leading edge, an outer side that extends from the leading edge to an outer aft edge, and an inner side that extends from the leading edge to an inner aft edge. An exterior surface of the inlet cowl is seamless along an entire length of the outer side from the leading edge to the outer aft edge. The inlet cowl includes a lipskin that has a metallic coating. The metalli...