US Patent Issued to MTU Aero Engines on July 28 for "Guide vane, guide vane cluster, and housing for a gas turbine as well as gas turbine having a platform with an arched wall section to receive a damper" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,692,794, issued on July 28, was assigned to MTU Aero Engines AG (Munich).

"Guide vane, guide vane cluster, and housing for a gas turbine as well as gas turbine having a platform with an arched wall section to receive a damper" was invented by Markus Schlemmer (Mainburg / Sandelzhausen, Germany), Werner Humhauser (Moosburg, Germany), Andreas Hartung (Munich), Adam Koscso (Munich) and Dennis Von Brauneck (Munich).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a guide vane for a gas turbine, comprising an airfoil, a platform arranged at a radial end of the airfoil, an upstream flange extending radially from the platform, and a downs...