US Patent Issued to Rolls-Royce on July 21 for "Intercomponent seal arrangement for a gas turbine engine" (British Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,687,117, issued on July 21, was assigned to Rolls-Royce plc (London).

"Intercomponent seal arrangement for a gas turbine engine" was invented by Steven Hillier (Derby, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An intercomponent seal arrangement includes a plurality of wall segments extending circumferentially. Adjacent wall segments from the plurality of wall segments include opposing first and second end wall portions defining a gap therebetween. The gap includes a saddle portion facing radially outwards and including a first sealing face on the first end wall portion and a second sealing face on the second end wall portion. The inte...