ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,607,146, issued on April 21, was assigned to ROLLS-ROYCE PLC (London).
"Gas turbine temperature sensor" was invented by Andrea Minelli (Derby, Great Britain), Benjamin J Keeler (Chesterfield, Great Britain), Craig W Bemment (Derby, Great Britain), David M Beaven (Nottingham, Great Britain) and Kevin R McNally (Derby, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of operating a gas turbine engine comprising: an engine core comprising a turbine, a compressor, a combustor arranged to combust a fuel, and a core shaft connecting the turbine to the compressor; a fan; an oil loop system arranged to supply oil to cool at least one engin...