ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,595,774, issued on April 7, was assigned to Woodward Inc. (Fort Collins, Colo.).

"Three servovalve thrust reverser actuator system" was invented by Jeffrey Michael Brandt (Fort Collins, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, an engine assembly having a nacelle partially surrounding an engine, and a thrust reverser having a first element movable relative to the nacelle between a stowed and deployed position, a first hydraulic actuator configured to move the first element between the stowed and deployed position, the first hydraulic actuator being connected to a...