US Patent Issued to The Boeing on June 24 for "Nacelle inlet structures, engine assemblies and vehicles including the same, and related methods" (American, Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,338,744, issued on June 24, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Va.).

"Nacelle inlet structures, engine assemblies and vehicles including the same, and related methods" was invented by Joseph B. LaBelle (Mount Pleasant, S.C.), Richard D. Stokes Jr. (Ladson, S.C.), Kyle C. Advent (Carrollton, Ga.), John Yestrau (Winnipeg, Canada), Adrian Stanescu (Maple Valley, Wash.), Dan Davis (Bothell, Wash.) and Larry Schneider Jr. (Charleston, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Nacelle inlet structures comprise an inlet inner barrel, an inlet outer barrel at least substantially enclosing the inlet inner barrel, an aft bulkhead extending betwe...