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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.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2023

Filed:

Apr. 28, 2020
Applicant:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Inventors:

Sai Venkata Kathik Saripella, Bengaluru, IN;

Vishnu Vardhan Venkata Tatiparthi, Bengaluru, IN;

Keith Blodgett, Milford, OH (US);

Assignee:

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 9/22 (2006.01); F02C 7/057 (2006.01); F02C 7/04 (2006.01); F02C 9/18 (2006.01); F02C 6/08 (2006.01); F01D 17/10 (2006.01); F04D 27/00 (2006.01); F04D 29/54 (2006.01); F04D 27/02 (2006.01); B64D 33/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 9/22 (2013.01); F01D 17/105 (2013.01); F02C 6/08 (2013.01); F02C 7/04 (2013.01); F02C 7/057 (2013.01); F02C 9/18 (2013.01); F04D 27/009 (2013.01); F04D 27/0215 (2013.01); F04D 29/545 (2013.01); B64D 2033/0226 (2013.01); F05D 2220/323 (2013.01); F05D 2240/12 (2013.01); F05D 2270/301 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are to control air flow separation of an engine. An example turbofan includes a nacelle having an outer lip surface, an inner lip surface, a first opening and a second opening, the first opening coupled to a first region forward of a fan of the turbofan, the second opening coupled to a second region aft of the fan, the nacelle including a first pressure sensor coupled to the outer lip surface, a second pressure sensor coupled to the inner lip surface, and an actuator, and a conduit coupled to the actuator, the conduit configured to have a first end and a second end, the first end coupled to the first opening, the second end coupled to the second opening.


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