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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:
Dec. 05, 2023

Filed:

Dec. 27, 2022
Applicants:

Rolls-royce North American Technologies Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);

Rolls-royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);

Inventors:

Robert W. Heeter, Indianapolis, IN (US);

Daniel E. Molnar, Jr., Indianapolis, IN (US);

Kathryn A. Sontag, Indianapolis, IN (US);

Michael G. Meyer, Indianapolis, IN (US);

Assignees:

Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);

Rolls-Royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/66 (2006.01); F02C 3/04 (2006.01); F02C 6/00 (2006.01); F04D 25/06 (2006.01); F04D 27/00 (2006.01); F02C 9/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/661 (2013.01); F02C 3/04 (2013.01); F02C 6/00 (2013.01); F02C 9/16 (2013.01); F04D 25/06 (2013.01); F04D 27/004 (2013.01); F05D 2220/76 (2013.01);
Abstract

A gas turbine engine comprises an engine core and an electric fan array. The engine core includes a compressor, a combustor, and a turbine. The compressor compresses and delivers air to the combustor. The combustor mixes fuel with the compressed air received from the compressor and ignites the fuel. The hot, high-pressure products of the combustion reaction in the combustor are directed into the turbine to cause the turbine to rotate about an axis and drive the compressor. The electric fan array may include at least two non-concentric fans having parallel shafts.


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