US Patent Issued to RTX on Nov. 3 for "Gas turbine engine configured for decreased diffuser windage and method of assembling the same" (Maine, Connecticut Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,781,966, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to RTX Corp. (Farmington, Conn.).

"Gas turbine engine configured for decreased diffuser windage and method of assembling the same" was invented by Thomas E. Clark (Wells, Maine), Andrew E. Breault (Bolton, Conn.) and William K. Ackermann (East Hartford, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gas turbine engine is provided having an axial centerline, a compressor section, a turbine section, and a combustor section. The turbine section has a turbine first vane assembly that includes an annular first vane inner radial support. The combustor section has an outer casing, an annular combustor, and a unita...