ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,565,847, issued on March 3, was assigned to PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP. (Longueuil, Canada).

"Aircraft engine having a scroll case and a turbine support case secured together" was invented by Guy Lefebvre (St-Bruno-de-Montarville, Canada) and Remy Synnott (St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aircraft engine, has: a turbine rotatable about a central axis; a scroll case having an inlet and an outlet connected to the turbine, and a conduit extending around the central axis from the inlet to the outlet; a bearing housing extending around the central axis and including a support flange; and a turbine support case ...