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Light weight fan casing configurations for energy absorption

US12055054B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12References

19Claims

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Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Nitesh Jain · Bengaluru, IN
Nicholas Joseph Kray · Mason, US
Veeraraju V · Bengaluru, IN
Deepak Ghiya · Kanchinakote, IN
Sreekanth Kumar Dorbala · Kanchinakote, IN
Kishore Budumuru · Bengaluru, IN
Apostolos Pavlos Karafillis · Cambridge, US
Thomas Chadwick Waldman · Boston, US
Theodore E. Anderson · West Chester, US
Joel Francis Kirk · Middleton, US
Edward Atwood Rainous · West Chester, US
Michael Edward Eriksen · Cincinnati, US
Mojibur Rahman · Evendale, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 19, 2021
Grant date	Aug 6, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 19, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF05D2300/173
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Light weight fan casing configurations for energy absorption are disclosed herein. An apparatus includes a first set of metal bands positioned within a containment casing of a turbofan engine, and a second set of metal bands traversing the first set of metal bands, the first set of metal bands and the second set of metal bands to surround at least a portion of the turbofan engine.

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