US Patent Issued to ROLLS-ROYCE on Dec. 16 for "Fueldraulic actuation" (British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,924, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to ROLLS-ROYCE plc (London).

"Fueldraulic actuation" was invented by Benjamin J Keeler (Chesterfield, Great Britain), Craig W Bemment (Derby, Great Britain), Andrea Minelli (Derby, Great Britain), Paul W Ferra (Derby, Great Britain), Alastair G Hobday (Derby, Great Britain) and Andrew T Smith (Derby, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gas turbine engine for an aircraft includes an engine core including a turbine, a combustor, a compressor, and a core shaft connecting the turbine to the compressor. The engine includes a fan upstream of the engine core and driven by the core shaft. The e...