US Patent Issued to GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE on March 31 for "Collapsible cover for engine inlet and method for covering engine inlet" (Georgia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,886, issued on March 31, was assigned to GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE Corp. (Savannah, Ga.).

"Collapsible cover for engine inlet and method for covering engine inlet" was invented by Andrew Martin (Savannah, Ga.), Kristin Medin (Savannah, Ga.) and Scott Bohanan (Savannah, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An engine inlet cover and a method for covering an engine inlet are provided. A method for covering an engine inlet includes providing a collapsible cover comprising a connection pin defining an axis; a frame including interconnected arms; and a web. Further, the method includes storing the collapsible cover in a stowed configuration in w...