ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,286,933, issued on April 29, was assigned to Unison Industries LLC (Jacksonville, Fla.).

"Air turbine starter" was invented by Shiloh Montegomery Meyers (Miamisburg, Ohio), Steven Ryan Kerley (Columbus, Ohio) and Thomas V Ng (Lebanon, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An air turbine starter for starting an engine includes a starter housing defining an inlet, an outlet, and a flow path extending between the inlet and the outlet. The air turbine starter can include a rotatable turbine member having a central hub defining a platform and at least one blade extending radially from the platform. The air turbine starter can also include a blad...