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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:
Jun. 25, 2024

Filed:

Oct. 05, 2021
Applicant:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Inventors:

Constantinos Minas, Slingerlands, NY (US);

Ernst Wolfgang Stautner, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Michael J. Rysz, Loveland, OH (US);

Assignee:

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 37/30 (2006.01); B64D 37/04 (2006.01); B64D 37/06 (2006.01); B64D 37/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 37/30 (2013.01); B64D 37/04 (2013.01); B64D 37/06 (2013.01); B64D 37/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

An aircraft including a fuselage, a power generator configured to provide power to the aircraft, and at least one fuel tank for holding fuel for the power generator, and a fuel delivery assembly. The fuel tank is positioned in the fuselage and is configured to hold hydrogen fuel in a liquid phase. The fuel tank has a chamber for holding the hydrogen fuel and a fuel extraction line fluidly coupled to the chamber. The fuel extraction line extends from the fuel tank in a forward direction of the fuselage and at a downward angle relative to a centerline of the fuselage. The fuel delivery assembly is fluidly coupled to the fuel extraction line and fluidly connects the fuel tank to the power generator. The fuel delivery assembly is configured to provide the hydrogen fuel from the fuel tank to the power generator.


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