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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2013
Elwha Llc, Bellevue, WA (US);
Kenneth G. Caldeira, Redwood City, CA (US);
William David Duncan, Kirkland, WA (US);
Bran Ferren, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
William Gates, Redmond, WA (US);
W. Daniel Hillis, Encino, CA (US);
Roderick A. Hyde, Redmond, WA (US);
Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Livermore, CA (US);
Edward K. Y. Jung, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Jordin T. Kare, Seattle, WA (US);
John Latham, Boulder, CO (US);
Nathan P. Myhrvold, Bellevue, WA (US);
Stephen H. Salter, Edinburgh, GB;
Clarence T. Tegreene, Mercer Island, WA (US);
David B. Tuckerman, Lafayette, CA (US);
Thomas Allan Weaver, San Mateo, CA (US);
Charles Whitmer, North Bend, WA (US);
Lowell L. Wood, Jr., Bellevue, WA (US);
Victoria Y. H. Wood, Livermore, CA (US);
Elwha LLC, Bellevue, WA (US);
Abstract
A turbine blade includes a core element having a base portion, a tip portion, and an intermediate portion extending between the base portion and the tip portion. The intermediate portion includes a non-uniform cross-section and is a high-strength fiber material. The turbine blade further includes a shell disposed around the core element, and the volume between the core element and the shell forms a void.