ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,601,280, issued on April 14, was assigned to PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP. (Longueuil, Canada).
"Boss with integral fire protection" was invented by Thomas Veitch (Toronto).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A boss with which a component of a gas turbine engine is attachable is provided. The boss includes a base comprising inboard and outboard base portions, an inner wall extendible from the inboard base portion and along the component to surround a seal of the component and having an interior diameter configured to compress the seal radially inwardly and a heat shield. The heat shield is integrally extendible from the outboard base portion a...