US Patent Issued to Rohr on May 13 for "Segmented nacelle inlet lip with electric anti-icing system" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,971, issued on May 13, was assigned to Rohr Inc. (Chula Vista, Calif.).

"Segmented nacelle inlet lip with electric anti-icing system" was invented by Jeffrey W. Moe (Chula Vista, Calif.), John E. Van Doren (San Diego) and Aleksandar Ratajac (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assembly is provided for an aircraft propulsion system. This assembly includes a nacelle inlet structure which extends axially along and circumferentially around a centerline. The nacelle inlet structure includes an inlet lip, an inner barrel, an outer barrel and a plurality of structure segments. The inlet lip forms a leading edge of the nacelle inlet ...