US Patent Issued to SAFRAN NACELLES on Feb. 10 for "Movable-cascade thrust reverser comprising a multi-functional fixed structure" (French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,274, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to SAFRAN NACELLES (Gonfreville-l'Orcher, France).

"Movable-cascade thrust reverser comprising a multi-functional fixed structure" was invented by Patrick Andre Boileau (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Gina Ferrier (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Fabien Jourdan (Moissy-Cramayel, France) and Xavier Cazuc (Moissy-Cramayel, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A movable-cascade thrust reverser includes a multi-functional annular fixed structure configured to be rigidly connected to a turbine engine fan casing or to an intermediate casing secured to the fan casing."

The patent was filed on April 8, 2022, under...