US Patent Issued to RTX on May 26 for "Acoustic structures for an aircraft propulsion system" (Connecticut Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,637,952, issued on May 26, was assigned to RTX Corp. (Farmington, Conn.).

"Acoustic structures for an aircraft propulsion system" was invented by Marc J. Muldoon (Marlborough, Conn.) and Ramons A. Reba (South Windsor, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus is provided for an aircraft propulsion system. This apparatus includes a variable guide vane. The variable area vane includes an airfoil, and the variable guide vane is configured to pivot about an axis. The airfoil extends spanwise along the axis to a tip. The airfoil extends longitudinally along a camber line between a leading edge and a trailing edge. The airfoil extends l...