US Patent Issued to Pratt & Whitney Canada on March 24 for "Electric motor propulsion system for an aircraft" (Canadian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,583,608, issued on March 24, was assigned to Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. (Longueuil, Canada).

"Electric motor propulsion system for an aircraft" was invented by Eric S. Durocher (Boucherville, Canada), Michel Labrecque (Ste-Julie, Canada) and Todd A. Spierling (Rockford, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assembly for a propulsion system of an aircraft includes an electric motor, a first gearbox module, a second gearbox module, and a propeller. The electric motor includes a rotor. The rotor includes a first axial end and a second axial end. The first gearbox module includes a first gear assembly. The first gear assembly is coupled ...