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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:
Jan. 23, 2024

Filed:

Aug. 05, 2022
Applicant:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Inventors:

David Raju Yamarthi, Bengaluru, IN;

Vasanth Kumar Balaramudu, Bengaluru, IN;

Vishnu Vardhan Venkata Tatiparthi, Bengaluru, IN;

Paul Mathew, Bengaluru, IN;

Douglas Lorrimer Armstrong, Needham, MA (US);

Gary Willard Bryant, Jr., Loveland, OH (US);

Nuthi Srinivas, Bengaluru, IN;

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/14 (2006.01); F01D 5/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/147 (2013.01); F01D 5/282 (2013.01); F05D 2240/30 (2013.01); F05D 2250/25 (2013.01); F05D 2300/6034 (2013.01); F05D 2300/612 (2013.01);
Abstract

An airfoil assembly and a method of manufacturing the same are provided, the airfoil assembly defining a span axis, a root end, and a tip end. The airfoil assembly includes a reinforcement structure comprising a first helical support structure wrapped around the span axis between the root end and the tip end and a second helical support structure wrapped around the span axis between the root end and the tip end; a polymeric matrix material positioned at least partially around the reinforcement structure; and an outer skin positioned around the reinforcement structure and the polymeric matrix material.


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