ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,164, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to RTX Corp. (Farmington, Conn.).
"Fastener assembly for a gas turbine engine" was invented by Roger Gates (West Hartford, Conn.) and Gregory E. Reinhardt (South Glastonbury, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fastener assembly for affixing two flanges to a casing of a gas turbine engine is provided. The fastener assembly includes a bolt, a fastener, and first and second spacers. The bolt has a supporting shaft extending from a head and a thread portion. The supporting shaft has a diameter larger than a diameter of the thread portion. The fastener is configured to releasably mate with the thre...