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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2017
Applicant:
Kitty Hawk Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Cody Patrick Leuck, Saratoga, CA (US);
Bernard F. Ahyow, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Zachary Lovering, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ian Fernandez, Boulder Creek, CA (US);
Assignee:
Kitty Hawk Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 11/26 (2006.01); B64C 11/02 (2006.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01); B32B 3/28 (2006.01); B32B 27/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 11/26 (2013.01); B32B 3/28 (2013.01); B32B 27/08 (2013.01); B64C 11/02 (2013.01); B64C 29/0025 (2013.01); B32B 2250/03 (2013.01); B32B 2250/40 (2013.01); B32B 2262/106 (2013.01); B32B 2603/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A corrugated lift fan rotor is disclosed. In various embodiments, a rotor includes an upper skin, a lower skin, and an at least partly corrugated core encased between the upper skin and the lower skin. In some embodiments, the core comprises a composite material, such as carbon fiber reinforced polymer composite material, and includes an upper cap portion, a lower cap portion, and a web portion extending between the upper and lower cap portions.