ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,663,153, issued on June 23, was assigned to ROLLS-ROYCE PLC (London).
"Combustor apparatus" was invented by Stephen C Harding (Bristol, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An integral guide vane combustor assembly for a gas turbine engine comprises an annular array of radially extending guide vane combustors. The gas turbine engine comprises, in axial flow sequence, a compressor assembly, the integral guide vane combustor assembly, a turbine assembly, and an exhaust assembly. Each of the guide vane combustors comprises, in axial flow sequence, a guide vane portion, and a combustor body portion. The guide vane portion is formed i...