US Patent Issued to Rolls-Royce North American Technologies on Aug. 4 for "Low pressure recovery inlet for gas turbine engine turbomachinery on aircraft" (Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,738, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc. (Indianapolis).

"Low pressure recovery inlet for gas turbine engine turbomachinery on aircraft" was invented by Alan W. Smith (Indianapolis), Michael C. Moser (Indianapolis), Chadd D. Engel (Indianapolis) and Bryan H. Lerg (Indianapolis).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gas turbine engine system adapted for use with an aircraft includes a gas turbine engine. The gas turbine engine system includes a gas turbine engine and an auxiliary compressor operably coupled with the gas turbine engine. The auxiliary compressor arranged to receive air from an inlet t...