ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,716,361, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to INDUSTRIA DE TURBO PROPULSORES S.A.U. (Zamudio, Spain).
"Sealing ring" was invented by Ignacio Javier Ucin Jarne (Zamudio, Spain), Fernando Dominguez Barbero (Alcobendas, Spain) and Raul Chinchilla Adell (Zamudio, Spain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention belongs to the technical field of sealing means used in combustion engines. In particular, the invention relates to sealing rings and, more in particular, to sealing rings used in aircraft turbomachinery."
The patent was filed on Nov. 27, 2024, under Application No. 18/961,524.
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