ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,553,363, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.).
"Fused rotor" was invented by Jeremy Clavette (Farmington, Conn.) and Mark R. Gurvich (Middletown, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rotor includes a base member including a first side, a second side opposite the first side, and a central opening passing through the first side and the second side. The second side includes an outer circumferential edge having a first dimension and the central opening having an inner circumferential edge having a second dimension. A plurality of blades extend outwardly from the first side. The plurality of blades ...