US Patent Issued to ROLLS-ROYCE on Sept. 23 for "Fuel supply system" (British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,421,915, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to ROLLS-ROYCE plc (London).

"Fuel supply system" 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 located upstream of the engine core and arranged to be driven by...