The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2024
Rtx Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Thomas E. Clark, Wells, ME (US);
Murat Yazici, Glastonbury, CT (US);
RTX Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
An aircraft powerplant assembly includes a gearbox and a power coupler. The gearbox includes a first engine power transfer apparatus, a second engine power transfer apparatus and an accessory power transfer apparatus. The power coupler is mounted to the gearbox. During a first operating mode, the power coupler is configured to operatively couple the first engine power transfer apparatus to the accessory power transfer apparatus and operatively decouple the second engine power transfer apparatus from the accessory power transfer apparatus. During a second operating mode, the power coupler is configured to operatively couple the second engine power transfer apparatus to the accessory power transfer apparatus and operatively decouple the first engine power transfer apparatus from the accessory power transfer apparatus.