ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,976, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Va.).
"Nacelle inlet assembly with acoustic panel" was invented by Charles William Rust (Seattle).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An inlet assembly for a nacelle includes an inlet cowl and a plenum back wall of a fluid ice protection system (FIPS). The inlet cowl extends a length from a front end of the inlet cowl to a rear end of the inlet cowl. The inlet cowl includes a lipskin that defines a leading edge of the inlet cowl at the front end, and an acoustic panel coupled to the lipskin at an interface along an inner side of the inlet cowl. A seam is defined between the a...