ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,300, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to DOOSAN ENERBILITY Co. LTD (Changwon, South Korea).
"Tie rod-locking nut assembly and gas turbine including same" was invented by Young Seob Kwak (Changwon, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tie rod-locking nut assembly includes a tie rod-locking nut threaded onto a jack bolt, a jack bolt-locking nut inserted between the tie rod-locking nut and the jack bolt, an anti-loosening washer formed to wrap around an outer circumferential surface of the jack bolt-locking nut to prevent loosening of the jack bolt-locking nut, and a locking plate formed to cover the anti-loosening washer and eng...