# Whittle Frank — Patents explained on PatentBrief

Whittle Frank has 1 landmark patent explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [Frank Whittle's Early Jet Engine Design](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/2168726/jet-engine-whittle) — granted 1939
  Frank Whittle's 1937 patent for an aircraft propulsion system using a gas turbine, which laid the foundation for modern jet engines.

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