ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,777, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to RTX Corp. (Farmington, Conn.).
"Vane with seal" was invented by Robert White III (Meriden, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An airfoil vane assembly includes a vane piece defining a first vane platform, a second vane platform, and a hollow airfoil section joining the first vane platform and the second vane platform. The first vane platform defines a collar projection therefrom. A spar piece defines a spar platform and a spar extends from the spar platform into the hollow airfoil section. The spar platform includes a radial opening defined by first and second axial faces. The radial opening is...