ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,331,767, issued on June 17, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Va.).
"Adjustable flow control systems" was invented by Bradley Jerome Rafferty (St. Louis) and Rene Woszidlo (Lawrence, Kan.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adjustable flow control system includes a fluid source, a mass-flux device and a controller. The fluid source is configured to generate a fluid flow. The mass-flux device has an inlet to receive the fluid flow. The fluid flow is transferred from the inlet to an outlet that has an exit area with a variable geometry. The controller is configured to calculate a particular exit area of the mass-flux device to achie...