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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2022
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Ravindra Shankar Ganiger, Bengaluru, IN;
Viswanadha Gupta Sakala, Bengaluru, IN;
Nicholas Joseph Kray, West Chester, OH (US);
Ambika Shivamurthy, Bengaluru, IN;
Kirti Arvind Petkar, Bengaluru, IN;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture corresponding to a fan blade with intrinsic damping characteristics are disclosed. An example fan blade comprises an exterior body including a first side and a second side; a first hairpin structure in contact with (a) the first side of the exterior body and (b) the second side of the exterior body; and a second hairpin structure in contact with (a) the first side and (b) the second side, wherein the first hairpin structure and the second hairpin structure are made from different materials.