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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:
Feb. 08, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2019
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Alyson T. Burdette, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Bryan P. Dube, Columbia, CT (US);
Rutva A. Patel, Middletown, CT (US);
Nicholas Broulidakis, Vernon, CT (US);
Assignee:
RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 9/04 (2006.01); F01D 5/14 (2006.01); B28B 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 9/041 (2013.01); F01D 5/14 (2013.01); F01D 5/147 (2013.01); B28B 11/006 (2013.01); F05D 2240/12 (2013.01); F05D 2240/80 (2013.01); F05D 2300/6033 (2013.01);
Abstract
An airfoil piece includes a first vane platform, a second vane platform, and a hollow airfoil section that joins the first vane platform and the second vane platform. The hollow airfoil section includes a collar projection which extends past the first vane platform. The collar projection includes at least one radial tab projecting therefrom. An airfoil assembly and a method of assembling a vane are also disclosed.