ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,270,347, issued on April 8, was assigned to Unison Industries LLC (Jacksonville, Fla.).
"Air turbine starter with damping member" 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 having an inlet, an outlet, and a flow path extending between the inlet and the outlet. The air turbine starter includes a rotatable turbine member having a central hub defining a platform and a set of blades extending radially from the platform. The air turbine starter also includ...